As Hamlet awaits the performance of the play, watches Claudius at prayer, and then observes Fortinbras and his army march across Denmark, he debates his duty to his father and Denmark, his fate, as well as his conscience. Although he contemplates suicide, and although he refuses to kill Claudius at prayer, he chooses to live in order to deal with the diseased state of Denmark; he vows to kill Claudius when he is sinning; he decides to avenge his father not for his own sake but for the honour of Denmark. ... Living means he must fulfill his duty to his father by taking revenge against his un...

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She is now married to King Hamlet's brother Claudius. Claudius also replaces King Hamlet as King of Denmark. ... "Is it the king?" ... Claudius gives a sealed letter to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to give to the king of England asking him to kill Hamlet. ... Eventually Hamlet is returned safely to Denmark. ...

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By pretending to be insane, Hamlet escapes King Claudius being furious with him, while in fact Hamlet does know the truth about how his father died. ... After the play, "Murder of Gonzago", Hamlet wanted to observe King Claudius" reaction to determine whether or not he murdered his father, so he had Horatio do this for him. ... When he does verify that Claudius killed King Hamlet, he only tries to kill him twice: once, when he is praying, Hamlet uses the excuse that he cannot kill a man praying, and the second time, he accidentally killed Polonius instead of Claudius. ... He is discontente...

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