Question

In describing his marriage to his former sister-in-law, Claudius pairs a number of opposites such as "defeated joy," "mirth in funeral," and "dirge in marriage." This language suggest that Clausius views his marriage to Gertrude as an attempt to?

Answer 1

balance the bad with the good in Denmark

Answer 2

The answer is: balance the good with the bad in Denmark.

In Shakespeare's "Hamlet," after King Hamlet's murder, Claudius intends to hurry things so that the king's death is quickly forgotten. After all, he has married his late brother's wife and taken his throne, so he speedily pretends to make the people of Denmark joyful again after the king's assassination.