FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He knows he isn’t guilty
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He wants to kill him in the act of a ‘sin’ or crime
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He feels sorry for his mother
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He has already poisoned Claudius’s drink
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Detailed explanation-1: -But suddenly it occurs to him that if he kills Claudius while he is praying, he will end the king’s life at the moment when he was seeking forgiveness for his sins, sending Claudius’s soul 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: -He feels that trying to set the world to rights would be like committing suicide; the imagery recalls King Canute’s hopeless trial of strength, as he tried to hold back the sea.
Detailed explanation-4: -46) Why does Hamlet decide not to kill Claudius after the traveling players’ perform their play? Claudius is praying, and Hamlet doesn’t want to send him to Heaven, so he vows instead to kill him when he is “about some act that has no relish of salvation in’t."
Detailed explanation-5: -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.