This is probably one of the worst things you can say to someone after losing their father. Is Claudius naive enough to believe that Hamlet would completely abandon his father and start thinking of him as his “new father”? I personally see this as an attempt to show his new wife, Gertrude, that she will be welcoming and loving towards young Hamlet. In line 65 of Act 1, Scene 2, Hamlet mocks this notion rather sarcastically by saying, “A little more than kin, and less than kind!” At the beginning of Act 1, scene 2, Hamlet has a justified reason for not liking his uncle. He stole his crown, married his mother, and completely removed King Hamlet from the lives of the Danish people. His mild contempt very quickly turns into deep hatred when he learns that it was Claudius who killed old Hamlet. In Act 1, Scene 5, lines 41-42, he exclaims, “O my prophetic soul!” My uncle?”. She had a feeling it might be her uncle, but the ghost confirms it