FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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He realizes that Claudius didn’t kill King Hamlet.
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Hamlet begins to pray with him.
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He doesn’t want Claudius’ soul to go to Heaven.
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Hamlet doesn’t want to go to Hell for murder.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet delays killing Claudius because Claudius represents Hamlet’s innermost desires to sleep with his mother Gertrude .
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: -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-4: -Claudius wants to be able to pray, but his guilt is so great that he’s afraid even to address God, given the weight of his crime.
Detailed explanation-5: -After discovering that Claudius did in fact murder his father in the previous act, Hamlet seems more prepared than ever to kill him, but decides to delay again to ensure that there is ‘no relish of salvation in’t, ’ ensuring that Claudius does not go to ‘heaven.