Read these lines from Act I, scene ii of Hamlet. King.

Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother's death

The memory be green, and that it us befitted

To bear our hearts in grief, and our whole kingdom

To be contracted in one brow of woe;

Yet so far hath discretion fought with nature

That we with wisest sorrow think on him,

Together with remembrance of ourselves.

What is King Claudius attempting to justify in these lines?

his speedy marriage to the queen

his murder of King Hamlet

his lack of grief over his brother's death

his unfair treatment of Fortinbras

His lack of grief over his brother's death.

Explanation:

William Shakespeare's Hamlet deals with the revenge act of the young prince Hamlet on his uncle for the death of his father King Hamlet. The whole story delves into the plan of this revenge and the discovery of the culprit.

The given excerpt from Act I scene ii of the play shows Claudius trying to justify his lack of grief over the death of his brother, King Hamlet's death. The lines specifically talk of how the death of the king is still alive and present, he implored on them to "think on him, Together with remembrance of ourselves." This shows his decision to put himself first over the grieving, implying that they need to move past the sad phase to carry on living. These lines show him trying to justify his decision to move on so quickly after the death of his brother.