Diseased Cob of Corn -
He is like a diseased cob of corn because he is diseased and therefore he infects the whole crop feild. This is symbolic
because Claudius is ruining all of Denmarks reputation and is infecting all of the citizens.
Alcahol -
Claudius is an alcaholic. He is always drunk and this is obviously is affecting Denmarks reputation aswell. Fortinbbras
and company are assuming if Denmarks king is and alcaholic then the rest of Denmark must also be as weak and vulnerable as
Claudius.
Snake -
I believe Claudius is a snake because a snake is a slimy slithering negative stereotyped animal. I am aware of the comparison
of Rosencrantz and Guldinsteen to snakes but i believe Claudius is also a slim ball aswell. After the crimes Claudius has
committed of killing his brother, the king, Old Hamlet and committing insest with his wife Gertrude.
Poison -
Claudius is poison for all of Denmark. He is a selfish heartless man who robbed himself of all dignity he may have still had.
He kills Old Hamlet with poison in the orchard and in a sense kills Gertrude and Hamlet also. Gertrude speaks of having no
life left and Hamlet is obsessesd over this and killing Claudis, it takes over his life.
Mirror -
A mirror represents Claudius very well because he is a self centered man that could care less about anybody elses life. He
would stop at nothing to become king and murder his own flesh and blood to get there and to top it all off he marries
Gertrude. He does not care about Hamlet and we can see this when he immediatly sends his to England. He will stop at nothing
to keep his crime undercover.
I chose to put a black background because it represents a negative feel and adding to my negative depiction picture of Claudius.
The flames that are engolfing his face are also an attempt to give Claudius a negative vibe. Finally, i decided to do the
letters in red because blood is red and Claudius in a sense has blood on his hands, that can not be washed off.
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