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Lucianus

Player who murders the king in the play-within-a-play.

minor

First appearance: act iii scene ii

See Lucianus in act iii scene iiBook page

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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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See Lucianus in act iii scene ii