* Mordred, with its first syllable of "mord," is a prominent character in the legend of King Arthur.  Events vary in different accounts of the Arthur legend, but certain resemblances can be found between the Arthur legend and ''Hamlet'':  1) Mordred was Arthur's nephew, or his adopted son, or his sister's son (all of which is the case for Hamlet in relation to Claudius, given that Claudius calls Gertrude his "sister");  2) Arthur sent Mordred away in a boat, as a baby, intending to be rid of him, but Mordred returned (which corresponds to Claudius sending Hamlet away in a ship, intending to be rid of Hamlet, albeit while Hamlet is a young man, but note that Hamlet then speaks of himself as "naked," like a baby);  3) there are allegations, or insinuations, of incest in both the Arthur legend and ''Hamlet'';  4) Mordred improperly acted as King in Arthur's absence (which can be seen to correspond to Hamlet forging a new King's order, for the deaths of R & G, when Hamlet is away from Claudius);  5) Mordred and Arthur ended up killing each other in a kind of single combat (which has a resemblance to ''Hamlet'' even though Hamlet and Claudius do not exactly kill each other, and the single combat in the play is between other men.)  More resemblances between ''Hamlet'' and the legend of King Arthur might be found if more time were spent on the effort.

* Mordred, with its first syllable of "mord," is a prominent character in the legend of King Arthur.  Events vary in different accounts of the Arthur legend, but certain resemblances can be found between the Arthur legend and ''Hamlet'':  1) Mordred was Arthur's nephew, or his adopted son, or his sister's son (all of which is the case for Hamlet in relation to Claudius, given that Claudius calls Gertrude his "sister");  2) Arthur sent Mordred away in a boat, as a baby, intending to be rid of him, but Mordred returned (which corresponds to Claudius sending Hamlet away in a ship, intending to be rid of Hamlet, albeit while Hamlet is a young man, but note that Hamlet then speaks of himself as "naked," like a baby);  3) there are allegations, or insinuations, of incest in both the Arthur legend and ''Hamlet'';  4) Mordred improperly acted as King in Arthur's absence (which can be seen to correspond to Hamlet forging a new King's order, for the deaths of R & G, when Hamlet is away from Claudius);  5) Mordred and Arthur ended up killing each other in a kind of single combat (which has a resemblance to ''Hamlet'' even though Hamlet and Claudius do not exactly kill each other, and the single combat in the play is between other men.)  More resemblances between ''Hamlet'' and the legend of King Arthur might be found if more time were spent on the effort.