This shows that he listens to the advice given by his father's ghost and foreshadows that Hamlet will begin to plot ways to take revenge. The fact that Claudius is king and that he is Hamlet's uncle does not create an obstacle to his ambition to kill and humiliate him through the play he will stage later. It also shows character development because although Hamlet is young and still in school, this situation automatically matures him and shows his loss of innocence as it tells the audience that despite being young, he is just as wise. Also, arrogance is used during this period of the show because it is very dangerous for Claudio to be happy after getting the