Claudius: ’Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, Hamlet, To give these mourning duties to your father:
But, you must know, your father lost a father;
That father lost, lost his; and the survivor bound
In filial obligation for some term
To do obsequious sorrow; but to presever
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness, ’tis unmanly grief

–Hamlet,
William Shakespeare

Use the drop-down menus to answer the questions about the passage.

Based on the passage, how does Claudius really feel about Hamlet’s mourning?

✔ He thinks that Hamlet mourns too much.

What does the passage reveal about the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet?

✔ There is tension between them.

A and C