FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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his mother would never forgive him
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he doesn’t want Claudius to die after being forgiven of his sins
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he doesn’t want Ophelia to be a witness
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it would be super rude
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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. Although at first glance these interpretations may seem valid, they are taken out of context. For example, Hamlet has no qualms about sending Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to their deaths.
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: -Believing that Claudius is praying for forgiveness, Hamlet knows that by killing Claudius now, he would send the King straight to heaven. Claudius would escape the eternal punishment that is his due.
Detailed explanation-4: -Claudius’ problem is that he has two tasks to undertake, and the two are incompatible: he wants to beg forgiveness for his crime, but he isn’t truly sorry for it (he enjoys being King, and being married to Gertrude, his brother’s widow). So he finds himself at an impasse.
Detailed explanation-5: -In act three scene three, we see Claudius finding it very difficult to pray because of his lack of guilt and overwhelming guilt which flip-flop back and forth for his brother’s murder.