Mandeep – Hamlet to Claudius -

You are absolutely right, K...K…King Claudius. My father’s father died and his father died and so forth. Yet you must understand that losing a father for a young man is very hard. It seems you are having trouble grasping this idea. I feel pain because I loved my father. Here, let me explain it to you in your terms. Say you lost a beloved possession; let’s take for example the throne….. would you not cry in agony? Grief is not unmanly O wise King. What is unmanly is the very little pain you show in the face of your brother’s death. If a foreigner were to come to this castle, he would not be able to tell that you are in mourning. Seems my mother and you have great chemistry between each other. Nay I remind you King Claudius that chemistry is built over time; time that must have elapsed into my father’s reign. Even before my father died I could see you, my ….. beloved uncle adore his sister-in law in an exceeding fashion.

Although I feel I need time to myself, I will accept your assertion. I will not go to Wittenberg, rather stay in your presence . My dear Uncle, your face reflects the grief of a widow, but your eyes tell another tale. I pray thee do not get too drunk tonight. After all, you are the King now. If the King of Denmark was drunk in joy, what would our neighbours to the North call us… the state of drunkards?