Russian actor Nikolai Massalitinov as Claudius with Olga Knipper as Gertrude in the Moscow Art Theatre production of Hamlet (1911–1912).
Created by
William Shakespeare
In-universe information
Family
Gertrude (sister-in-law, wife; deceased) King Hamlet (brother; deceased) Prince Hamlet (nephew, stepson; deceased)
King Claudius is a fictional character and the main antagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. He is the brother to King Hamlet, second husband to Gertrude and uncle and later stepfather to Prince Hamlet. He obtained the throne of Denmark by murdering his brother with poison and then marrying the late king's widow. He is loosely based on the Jutish chieftain Feng who appears in Chronicon Lethrense and in Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum. There has never been an actual Danish king of that name.
KingClaudius is a fictional character and the main antagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. He is the brother to King Hamlet, second husband...
Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. They are childhood friends of Hamlet, summoned by KingClaudius to distract the prince from his apparent madness and if possible to...
King of Denmark (his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father to obtain the throne). En route to England, Hamlet discovers a letter from King...
Augustus's third wife, and Tiberius Claudius Nero. During his reign, Claudius revived the rumor that his father Nero Claudius Drusus was actually the illegitimate...
Fall of Eagles (1974), I, Claudius (1976) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979). In 2008 he reprised his role as KingClaudius in Hamlet and received his...
Claudius, has murdered his father and married his mother, Queen Gertrude, in order to usurp the throne. In the Closet Scene, Polonius, at Claudius' behest...
to be one of the story's antagonists. His character is based on KingClaudius; the King of Denmark and Prince Hamlet's uncle and father-in-law from William...
son of the late king and nephew of the present king, ClaudiusClaudius – King of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle and brother to the former king Gertrude – Queen...
mistakes the voice for Claudius' and stabs through the arras and kills him. Polonius's death at the hands of Hamlet causes Claudius to fear for his own life...
late King Hamlet, and nephew to the present KingClaudius. Claudius is the King of Denmark, elected to the throne after the death of his brother, King Hamlet...
made numerous television appearances including starring as Claudius in the BBC series I, Claudius (1976), for which he won the British Academy Television...
one-time husband of Charlotte York (Kristin Davis). MacLachlan played KingClaudius in the 2000 film Hamlet based on William Shakespeare's play. In the...
Verica. After 43 AD, only parts of the area were still controlled by kingClaudius Cogidubnus, after which they fell under Roman power. They are mentioned...
allude to the story. In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the characters KingClaudius and King Hamlet are parallels of Cain and Abel. Lord Byron also rewrote and...
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