In the ultimate disguise: blood, King Claudius is close to his brother, if not in the closet. This gives King Claudius the opportunity to kill his brother without being suspected. Murder is the most disgusting, as in the best of times. But this is really disgusting, strange and unnatural. In these quotes, the ghost of the late King Hamlet implies that his death is strange and unnatural because his brother kills him using poison. While the late King Hamlet sleeps in the garden to rest, King Claudius pours a poison-filled veil into his ear, killing him. Although King Claudius killed the late King Hamlet, his brother, King Claudius is able to influence the kingdom where the late King Hamlet died peacefully. Not once does King Claudius show emotion over his brother's death, instead he marries his wife, Gertrude. Consequently, King Claudius' act of betrayal in the murder of the late King Hamlet, his brother, consolidates his bad conduct.