Hamlet does do a good job of imitating Claudius at his wordy best. Though this commission is actually a lot more straight forward than most of Claudius’ political speech. The as’es are hilarious – of greater importance, the more there are, of course – but they are actually pretty clear. England better kill those message bearers because of X, Y, and Z. As, as as.
Also – I love the little hints at the history between those countries – how at odds and how tenuously at peace they were.
