Question

Read the excerpt from Hamlet. Claudius: Why to a public count I might not go, Is the great love the general gender bear him; Who, dipping all his faults in their affection, Would, like the spring that turneth wood to stone, Convert his gyves to graces; so that my arrows, Too slightly timber'd for so loud a wind, Would have reverted to my bow again, And not where I had aim'd them. Which conclusion about Claudius does the excerpt support? He is not a popular king. He is not a good hunter. He is really on Hamlet's side. He fears for Hamlet's safety.

Answer 1

He is not a popular king.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this passage, Claudius shows that he does not have the affection of his subjects, is not a popular king and consequently does not receive popular support from the kingdom. This is because the Sudhits have thrown their affections on the former king so that nothing Claudius does will achieve good results with the people, because they will always compare him with the former king and will always think that the former king did better.