Character from Act Three

In Act three Claudius take an interesting twist in character! In the first two scenes we see Claudius as a "concerned" father figure worried about Hamlet's well being and mental health. As the Act goes on, we see Claudius shift into someone who's vulnerable and extremely self conscious. One sees this at its best in the confession scene when we see Claudius begging God to forgive him. The play that Hamlet had asked to be presented internally disturbed Claudius and brought back the memories of the evil deed he had committed when he took his brother's, the king, life! While confessing to God he asked several times if he could still enjoy the newly obtained lifestyle and queen his murderous action gave him. I think that for the next Act we will see Claudius extremely worried as to how he will continue his life hiding such a huge sin!