RR6 - Claudius

In Hamlet Claudius is a very unique character in my eyes. I do not think he is purely evil but he is close to it. what makes him not purely evil is the fact he does seem to have some knowledge that what he did was wrong and shows a glimpse of remorse "  It hath the primal eldest curse upon’t, a brother’s murder. Pray can I not" (act 3 scene 3 lines 36-37). This shows that he might actually have true remorse about his brother's death, or possibly  he only tries to convince himself   it was a bad decision for the sake of getting a chance at heaven. Along with being evil I believe he is also a major flawed human being. He is flawed because he killed his brother for selfish reasons. The evilness of the matter is he actually did it and does unthinkable actions within a short period of time. He marries his brother's wife which is definitely weird, maybe in the belief of keeping up the power now that his brother is gone, but still it is disturbing. Maybe at that time the quick out of the ordinary marriage was justifiable after the king's death, but I think it dramatically shows his morals are not very high. Claudius killed his brother, married his wife, sent people to spy on Hamlet, and tried to pin the death of Hamlet Sr. on Hamlet. Overall his actions are unsettling which makes him a very flawed person. He is evil but not purely because of the fact he shows some remorse but at the same time the remorse could all the while be artificial. Although there is the  possibility of Claudius expressing counterfeit guilt nothing has indubitably convinced me he is purely evil.