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Using the skills of a good leader, Claudius has put on a mask over himself. The mask covers the real Claudius, Claudius as a man. LEADER: He is a diplomatic leader and cares for his country. Example 1 When confronted with the issue of Norway, he sends two ambassad ....

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.... murder- / My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen." (III,iii,51-55) Example 2 He is so blinded by his ambition to remain King that he didn’t stop his wife, the Queen, from drinking from the poisoned cup because it would reveal his plan. "It is the poison’d cup. It is too late." (V,ii,296) MAN: He is a coward, a man of no honor. Example 1 Claudius kills his brother in his sleep, by pouring poison into his ear, without even giving him a chance to fight for his life. "And in the porches of my ears did pour / The leperous distilment." (I,v, 63-64) To kill someone in their sleep, without giving them a chance to fight is something a man wh ....