Claudius laughs, at what would've seemed like an impossible challenge not long ago in his life. It's changed. "I am. Even when I'm in sorrow, it's because I've found a happiness it would hurt to lose. It's easy to gamble when thou hast little to wager. When I hated every moment of my life, for instance, it was easy to accept something like condemning my soul to Hell. Now I'm happy enough that I'd prefer to keep living." He sighs, admitting, "That still sounds rather sad, doesn't it? But I have a worthwhile life. That's the main difference. When Gertrude came, she said she felt like she didn't have to worry about me here, and I imagine that's why."