FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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the heavy guilt of his conscience
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the guilt of what to do with Hamlet
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the guilt of keeping the truth from Gertrude
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the guilt of not praying more often
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Detailed explanation-1: -Left alone, Claudius reveals his remorse for killing his brother, and he tries to pray. Hamlet comes upon him kneeling and draws his sword, but then stops to think that if he kills Claudius at prayer, Claudius will go to heaven.
Detailed explanation-2: -Claudius’ Confession Claudius kneels before his private alter and confesses to God that he murdered his brother. He admits that this act is unforgivable but he is unwilling to relinquish his new found power and position. Instead he asks for some divine intervention to soften him so that he can seek forgiveness.
Detailed explanation-3: -Claudius compares his own guilty conscience to a prostitute’s pockmarked cheek made pretty with make-up. He says he’s disguising such ugliness in his own nature with pretty words. For the king to compare himself in any way to a prostitute is compelling and should give us pause.
Detailed explanation-4: -Claudius admits he has murdered his brother in his prayer. The play seems to have had an effect because Claudius asks for his hands to be washed of his brother’s blood. He is unable to ask for forgiveness because he continues to profit from the murder.