Hamlet's fourth soliloquy is his deliberation over whether or not he should murder Claudius. ... Hamlet fears that if he murders Claudius while he is praying he will go to Heaven, a place where Hamlet's father never had the chance to go. ... Not only does this soliloquy reveal the continuing conflict of Hamlet choosing to murder or not; but, it has now inflated this conflict to Hamlet only being able to put Claudius to death while he is being sinful. ... Additionally, Hamlet's inability to control his thoughts backfires on him. ... Additionally, the audience is presented wi...

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In the major soliloquy delivered by Hamlet, a sense of intellectual debate arises. ... Hamlet's indecisiveness is also shown during Act III, scene two. ... The reason for Hamlet's production is to confirm the ghost's existence and to prove that Hamlet isn't being misguided by an evil spirit...or to prove to himself that he is not simply crazy. This scene shows the uncertainty Hamlet is dealing with, proving that Hamlet isn't sure how to avenge his father without becoming a murderer himself. ... Hamlet's sense of morality becomes his weakest link. ...

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Robertson uses a reference to Hamlet in The rest is not silent as the living inmates scream for the loss of their fellow whose body twists slowly to and fro while the official party has breakfast. Hamlet says; the rest is silence, going to death in peace, but Robertson contrasts this with the anguish of the condemned and their fellow inmates. ...

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