King Claudius and Hamlet can easily be described as the two most diverse characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Ironically, Hamlet and Claudius make use of similar speech patterns, specifically with their utilization of delayed syntax. If one is to say that the speech pattern a character uses defines that character, one would expect Hamlet to be fairly similar. However, the intentions behind specific speech pattern are what truly make each character individual. Although both Hamlet and King Claudius make consistent use of delayed syntax, what distinguishes them as characters are their intentions for their usage; Claudius uses delayed syntax due to his deceptive manner and his manipulative intentions and Hamlet uses the device due to his sensitive manner and as a means to express himself.
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