''Affront'' - Claudius simply means "front" in the sense of "meet." He has slightly misspoken because of trying to use "kingly," high flown language. In the process he has been unintentionally ominous, and has predicted the nature of what will happen. | ''Affront'' - Claudius simply means "front" in the sense of "meet." He has slightly misspoken because of trying to use "kingly," high flown language. In the process he has been unintentionally ominous, and has predicted the nature of what will happen. |