Question

After Hamlet tells his mother that his inner sorrow is enormous. what advice does Claudis tell Hamlet about his mourning of his late father and what does he ask of Hamlet?

Answer 1

In "Hamlet", Act I, Scene II, Claudius and Gertrude as Hamlet to cheer up, and tell him that every living thing has to die, so it is useless to keep mourning for his father. Hamlet answers that he is suffering more than they can see, nothing can express the way he feels. Then Claudius says that everybody loses his father because it is a law of nature and tells Hamlet to stop mourning because it is a crime against God, against the dead and against nature. Claudius then tells Hamlet to start thinking of him as his new father and treat him in this way. And he also asks Hamlet not to leave Denmark.

Answer 2

Answer:

In this scene, Claudius advises Hamlet to stop mourning and start thinking of him as a father, and asks Hamlet to stay in Denmark with him and Gertrude against Hamlet's own plans.

Explanation:

In Act 1, Scene 2 of the play "Hamlet", by William Shakespeare, Hamlet's mother suggests him to stop mourning his late father, pointing out that death is only natural, to which Hamlet replies by expressing his deep grief and his inability to overcome it on demand.

After this, king Claudius advises Hamlet to reason his behavior by pointing out that mourning a loved one is nothing but natural, but overdoing it is just plain stubborn, unmanly and shows a weak and ignorant demeanor, being a crime against heaven, against the dead and against nature. Claudius suggests that Hamlet stop grieving and start thinking of him as a father, asking him to betray his own plans and desires to stay in Denmark with him and Queen Gertrude, to which Hamlet reluctantly agrees.