King Claudius killed his older brother and married his sister-in-law in order to receive the title of king. It is obvious that he cannot be trusted, especially because his actions are aimed at obtaining power. The corrupt king continues to distrust others, notably his nephew, now son, Hamlet who seems to distrust the new king. Claudius constantly lies about his true intentions as he sends spies after Ophelia and Hamlet on several occasions and remains silent about killing the king. He tells the people to keep an eye on Ophelia to see if her madness can actually reveal anything important, saying, “Follow her closely; give him good care, I pray you” (Shakespeare 4.5.79). He is certainly the archetype of the suspicious person. Interestingly, the reasons for his distrust and mistrust are all because he is trying to protect his source of power, which is his class or status, economically and on a scale of power. This is specific to this era because the motivations of this archetype evolve on a smaller scale when referring to it in the modern era. Claudius addresses the court in the first act and states: Although the death of Hamlet, our dear brother, the memory is green, and it becomes us to bear our hearts in sorrow and all our kingdom of being contracted in a single front of misfortune, yet thus how far has discretion been fought