Week 9- Claudius

In several criminal justice shows the detectives or cops try to figure out the story and motives for a criminal's reasoning in why they did what they did. The psychological plot of the crime. The mental motive of the wrongdoing. Why the individual became a villain.
Claudius in Hamlet is considered the villain of the play's plot. He murders his brother through poison to gain and receive a crown, a kingdom, and a queen. He plots against Hamlet as he uses Laertes' anger to scheme an ambush towards Hamlet. Claudius attempts to kill Hamlet his own nephew through letters to the King of England. Claudius reveals himself as recklessly pursuing his selfish ambitions no matter what the cost to gain. That is his motive.
Hamlet is considered the detective of the Claudius' crime. Hamlet finds the info and pursues in struggling to find justification for his father's murder. He makes Claudius show his "tells" and "cards" through the set-up of the play staging of Claudius sinister secrets. The stage play was Hamlet's way of an indirect interrogation. Hamlet wants justice just as a cop or detective wants. Justice for his father’s untimely and wrongful death.
In various and several ways villains and heroes have some aspects in common. Hamlet and Claudius each have motives but with different meanings. Hamlet seeks justification, while Claudius seeks selfish ambition. Both Hamlet and Claudius obtain a story in why they do what they do. Villains and heroes have common features as each have their own meaning of reason for motive and output of a story.