In the to be or not to be soliloquy during the first scene of Act III, Hamlet quotes, "Thus conscience does make cowards of us all/ And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied over with the pale cast of thought" While being exiled to England, hamlet thinks his procrastination is a result of "some craven scruple/ Of thinking too precisely on the event". ... Even though each of these initial factors could have easily triggered his rage, Hamlet acts thoughtful and premeditative, which is shown predominantly during Act III, scene 3. ... Hamlet's indecisiveness is also shown during Act ...

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Claudius gives the reaction that Hamlet was hoping for, and any doubts about the Ghost and what he said are put to rest, "O good Horatio, I'll take the ghost's word for a thousand pound" (III, ii). ...

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