An interesting comparison between King Hamlet and Claudius is a biblical reference between Cain and Abel. Cain was the first to be born and Abel was the first to be killed. Cain was jealous of his brother who was younger and yet he became a shepherd while he was a farmer. Every time they made offerings to God, Abel's offering was accepted while Cain's was not. Cain was jealous of his brother and was angry that he had been given a better life than his. In addition to being a shepherd, Abel's wife who was chosen for him was much more beautiful than Cain's wife. On one fateful day. Cain invites Abel into the fields and then Cain kills his brother there. This biblical story is commonly associated with Hamlet. A brother takes the life of his other brother because he thinks he is more deserving than the other brother. In both cases, the murderous brother is left to walk towards his doom in the future and in a sense justice is meted out. Hamlet is also corrupted by the ghost of his father. After his father's death, Hamlet mourned his father and remained dark and bitter. Without even having enough time to cry, he is approached by the ghost of King Hamlet. With Hamlet taken by surprise by the ghost and his demands put Hamlet in turmoil. With thoughts of revenge and death, Hamlet hesitates to make a decision. The longer Hamlet takes to make a decision, the more corruption takes control of him. The ghost's revenge sinks into Hamlet making the madness greater with each passing moment. Hamlet, overcome by his own madness, withdraws from the world. Unable to make a decision, he hides from Claudius and will not rebuke him until his resolve is absolute. The paralyzing madness of... middle of paper... is a victim of the disease of corruption that is rampant in Denmark, and therefore must die according to the ending of the work. That all the main characters who have been dealing with corruption are almost all victims of it. A harmful disease, without cure, leading to death is called corruption. Each of Hamlet's characters infected, misled from their own sense of morality, loyalty, and justice. They ultimately find death as their curse. The seed of the disease germinated in the biblical crime of Claudius, who killed his brother. It spread in his incestuous marriage to Gertrude and also infected the righteous Hamlet. When he decided to take up the cause of his father's ghost and take the necessary revenge. The survival and success of both Horatio and Fortinbras, both free from corruption, help highlight how the infection of the disease known as corruption is incurable and must end in death.