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13 May, 21:32

Claudius: 'Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, Hamlet,

To give these mourning duties to your father:

But, you must know, your father lost a father;

That father lost, lost his; and the survivor bound

In filial obligation for some term

To do obsequious sorrow; but to presever

In obstinate condolement is a course

Of impious stubbornness, 'tis unmanly grief

-Hamlet,

William Shakespeare

How does Shakespeare characterize Claudius in this passage?

Claudius is warm and fatherly.

Claudius is distraught and mournful.

Claudius is detached and critical.

Claudius is lighthearted and joyful.