s mother that he is "not in madness, but mad in craft" (Shakespeare 3.4.188-189). After the death of Polonius, Claudius tries to send Hamlet to England because he worries that Hamlet may be trouble and hopes to have him executed in England. Hamlet, who seems to be one step ahead, changes the orders of his execution so that Guildenstern and Rosencrantz are killed. Once Hamlet returns to Denmark, He is informed that Claudius has arranged for Hamlet to duel Laertes. What Hamlet does not know is the fact that Claudius and Laertes have rigged this event to be a fool-proof plan to kill Hamlet. During the duel, Gertude accidentally drinks the poisoned wine, both Hamlet and Laertes are infected with the poison from the tip of the sword, and revenge on Claudius is finally served when Hamlet kills him. Most of the characters in this tragedy are used to make some of today's modern entertainment. The Lion King and Gladiator have many parallels to Shakespeare's Hamlet, such as theme and characters. In all three works, a relative kills a beloved king so that the relative can become king and rule. The queens in these three works stay queen af
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