Hamlet · Character
Cornelius
Courtier sent with Voltimand to Norway.
minor
Also known as good Cornelius, Cornelius Voltimand
First appearance: act i scene ii
Cornelius shows up with force in Scene II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Returns with Voltimand from the embassy to Norway.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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This scene is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological and moral peak of King Claudius’s interna…
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