FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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apologizes for the murder
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mourns at the grave site
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treats Hamlet with great respect
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prays for forgiveness
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Detailed explanation-1: -What does Claudius do that makes Hamlet hesitate killing him? He is praying for forgiveness. Why doesn’t Hamlet kill Claudius while he prays? Because he doesn’t want Claudius to go to heaven.
Detailed explanation-2: -In another moment of hesitation in Act Three, Hamlet aborts the killing of Claudius because the man’s praying, and Hamlet worries that his uncle will go to Heaven if he dies while praying.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -“Forgive me for my foul murder”? I can’t ask that, because I am still benefitting from the things I did the murder for: My crown, my ambition and my queen.
Detailed explanation-5: -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. Hamlet decides to kill Claudius when the king is committing a sin so that Claudius will instead go to hell.