“Then let me make princely demands of thee,” Claudius says in a lofty, teasing tone. “Be gentle with thyself, because thou art mine, and I take great pride in what I own. Know thy lord is not testing thee and waiting for thee to fail, because it is a poor lord who lays traps for his servants that make it harder fulfill commands. If a plan we’ve made doesn’t work, I’ll change it to better suit thy strengths, but I won’t judge or blame thee. Blame thyself a little less.”