] I've often wondered whether Hamlet would not have been very happy to have accepted his uncle as the new King of Denmark if that's where Claudius has stopped.

Even though Hamlet is not "soldierly" like Old King Hamlet or Fortinbras, I believe he really wanted to be king. He says to Horatio: "He that hath killed my King and whored my mother, Popped in between the'election and my hopes..." -- his hopes of succession.

Different kings bring different qualities and temperaments to thrones. He might have been a great king, even if he didn't resemble his father. He was certainly beloved by his people.

] But it seems to me it's the marriage that is really sticking in his craw.