Question

What idea does Claudius convey with the paradoxical phrase With mirth in funeral and with dirge in marriage (Act I, Scene 2, line 12)?
1) He has mixed emotions over recent events.
2) He feels ashamed of his actions.
3) He regrets marrying Gertrude.
4) He is relieved that his brother died

Answer 1

The idea that Claudius conveys with the paradoxical phrased that he uses shows that He has mixed emotions over recent events.

What is the issues that Claudius is having?

Claudius has the joy that he is having based on the fact that he was getting married. This was a happy event hence he tried to show his joy. But the other hand the he was lasso showing the sad emotions as well. This was due to the fact that he had lost his brother. Hence this was a mixed emotion for him.

We can see that the mixed emotion was over the serious situations that he faced. He lost his brother and he was getting married. Happy and sad moments.

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