Hamlet gets the perfect opportunity to kill Claudius in the chapel, but decides against it because he is praying and Hamlet believes that if a person was killed while praying, they will go to heaven. While cursing Gertrude for marrying Claudius, Hamlet hears a noise behind the curtain and without a second thought, he runs through the curtain, mistakenly stabbing and killing Polonius. ... Polonius' death is seen by many as part of the reason Ophelia commits suicide. Since Hamlet kills Polonius (among doing many other things to toil with Ophelia's emotions), he is indirectly responsibl...

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Despite being given a near perfect opportunity to finally avenge his fathers death and kill Claudius, Hamlet does not take it. ... Hamlet suddenly decides he does not want to kill Claudius while he is praying, as that would sent him straight to heaven while his father has been unfairly condemned to purgatory. ... It happens in the last scene, and in this same scene both Hamlet, Gertrude and Laertes are as well killed. ... Hamlet's accidental killing of Polonius results in another revenge plot becoming intertwined in the story. ... The character of Laertes is in stark contrast to that of H...

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Ophelia's excellence is the reason Hamlet first felt affection for her, the reason her father, Polonius, had the capacity control her sentiments to Hamlet. Her father needed this control over her adoration either for headway inside the court through picking up the support of the lord, or, if one were to think all the more hopefully, maybe Polonius' objective was just to ensure her from Hamlet who, he accepted, did not positively love Ophelia as she cherished him. Notwithstanding, one is given clues as to Hamlet's actual sentiments when Polonius peruses the adoration letter from...

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On the other hand, we observe a development of the plot when Hamlet reveals his future plan to kill Claudius as soon as he finds the right timing. ... Pathos is really touched upon in this scene in Hamlet's hesitation to kill Claudius while he is "praying". Hamlet expresses his will to rid of his duty and to avenge for his father, yet he does not want to kill Claudius during his prayer and send him to heaven. ... Conversely, the internal struggle of Hamlet when he is presented with the opportunity to kill Claudius creates tension. ... Polonius also exhibits irony when he points out that...

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In Act III, Hamlet is presented with an ideal opportunity to kill Claudius that he fails to capitalize on. Hamlet justifies his inaction by claiming that his uncle was praying, thus it would have been immoral to kill him during the act of prayer: "now might I do it pat, now a is a-praying" (Act III, Sc III). ... When Polonius is lurking outside the curtain, Hamlet's overly-developed conscience does not have the opportunity to dissuade him from action. ... The decision regarding whether or not to kill his uncle because a ghost told him to is obviously a very serious issue. ... If Hamlet wh...

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However this could be due to the fact that Gertrude is, more than any other character in the play, the antithesis of her son, Hamlet. ... Nonetheless, whether Gertrude lacks the Familial love Hamlet craves, or was too self involved to give it; it has a negative effect on Hamlet as it causes his passionate hatred for the new King. ... The theme of incestuous love is a negative force present in both "Hamlet" and "Sons & Lovers"; not just between Gertrude and Hamlet (mother and son), but it also is present in Act One, Scene Three. ... This presentation of incestuous love is slightly different in...

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