FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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Claudius is armed
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Claudius is guarded
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Claudius is praying
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Claudius is already dead
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Detailed explanation-1: -Others believe that Hamlet refuses to kill Claudius during prayer because that would send Claudius to a “heavenly” afterlife.
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: -Hamlet did not murder Claudius as he did not want him to go to heaven. At first, he wasn’t sure about his uncle’s guilt and didn’t strive to stab an innocent man. Once Hamlet saw Claudius’ reaction to The Murder of Gonzago, all the doubts disappeared. Yet an opportunity to kill him appeared when Claudius was praying.
Detailed explanation-4: -What is the irony of Hamlets decision while Claudius is at prayer? It is ironic because Hamlet thought that he could not kill him because he would be sent to heaven but Claudius says that his prayer didnt work. This means that Hamlet could have killed him but he is a coward.
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.