[ noun ] Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54) <noun.person>
The play-within-a-play is oddly staged with Claudius and Gertrude on the platform with the actors who are reenacting Claudius' crime.
The play-within-a-play is oddly staged with Claudius and Gertrude on the platform with the actors who are reenacting Claudius' crime.
An opening at the back of the walled set allows for additional scenes - Marcellus and Horatio on guard; Claudius and Gertrude in state.
Claudius and Gertrude watch the Murder of Gonzago from this elevated position.
Claudius W. Pender, 67, was killed when a tree fell on his truck in Columbia, Richland County Chief Deputy Coroner Jim Anasti said.