King Claudius (Ophelia)

King Claudius is the main antagonist of Claire McCarthy and Semi Chellas' 2018 romantic tragedy film, , which is based on the book of the same name and an adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. When wishing for the throne for himself, Claudius murders his brother and marries his sister-in-law, Queen Gertrude. When Ophelia learns of Claudius' treachery he tries silencing her by any means necessary while his nephew seeks revenge. 
==Appearance==
TBA
==Personality==
Like his literary counterpart, Claudius is conniving and power hungry, seeking the throne for himself and marrying Gertrude, strong enough to wish to seek to eliminate his brother. 
==Abilities==
*Master manipulator
==Trivia==
*With no male heirs, the male members of the royal family line ended with Claudius but the female line still lives through Ophelia and Hamlet's daughter.
*It is implied by his brother, King Hamlet, that their mother had Claudius with another man and passed off Claudius as his father's son and implies that Claudius may be his half-brother, but none of it is touched upon that much.
Category:Shakespearean characters
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Category:Villains
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Category:Kings
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Category:Antagonists