Claudius & Hamlet

The difference between Hamlet's and Claudius' speeches are in their tone and language. Hamlet truly feels sad about his father dying which is shown in language. He uses phrases such as, "Together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief, that can denote me truly" which demonstrates that Hamlet is depressed. King Claudius' response to Hamlet shows that he is insenstive and unsympathetic towards their loss. His response is surprising becuase he thinks that Hamlet is overreacting even though they have both just lost a loved one. Cladius believes that Hamlet's mourning is a duty rather than just a simple grieving for a loss: "To give these mourning duties to your father". He wants Hamlet to move on rather than live in the past and grieve.