Claudius has been trying to advance the idea that Hamlet is mad, to try to suppress Hamlet as a political rival, so Claudius would like nothing better than some real evidence that Hamlet is a mad man. Real evidence would give Claudius a reason to lock Hamlet up, despite his mother being the Queen, and thereby eliminate the danger Claudius feels from Hamlet. | Claudius has been trying to advance the idea that Hamlet is mad, to try to suppress Hamlet as a political rival, so Claudius would like nothing better than some real evidence that Hamlet is a mad man. Real evidence would give Claudius a reason to lock Hamlet up, despite his mother being the Queen, and thereby eliminate the danger Claudius feels from Hamlet. |