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TitleThe brief reign and death of King Claudius, a play within the text of Shakespeare's HamletTypeTextContributionShakespeare, William, 1564-1616, (Author)Kelly, Charles Adams, (Editor)Plehn, Dayna Leigh, (Editor)Austen, John, (Illustrator)Jaffe, Rose, (Illustrator) Genre FormDrama (LCGFT)Criticism, interpretation, etc. (FAST)Drama. (FAST) Illustrative ContentIllustrations ClassificationLCC: PR2807.A3 K45 2014 DDC: 822.3/3 full SummaryWhat happens in Shakespeare's Hamlet from the point of view of another character? In 1879, scholar Henry N. Hudson noted that in addition to Hamlet's story, the play also contains the dramas of King Claudius, Queen Gertrude, Ophelia, Laertes, Horatio, and Polonius, each of which has its unique personal struggle. The narrative of King Claudius is one of these. The story begins as Claudius is making the first strategic moves in his attempt to steer a peaceful course through the consequences of his well concealed murder of old King Hamlet and usurpation of the crown, while his helpless nephew, Prince Hamlet, sulks over the hasty marriage of Claudius to the Queen, Hamlet's mother. The Brief Reign and Death of King Claudius is a Hamlet sub-text of approximately 1750 lines, about the same length as Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors. In the process of extracting the Claudius narrative from the full text of Hamlet the editors utilized the Hamlet Plot Element Grid. The Grid presents the full 4000-line text as 150 plot elements, identifying major speakers, major themes, and relationships between characters. Publisher.Authorized Access PointShakespeare, William, 1564-1616, brief reign and death of King Claudius, a play within the text of Shakespeare's Hamlet