The fact that Hamlet had the chance to murder King Claudius could be seen as a huge mistake and the climax of the play. ... And so "a goes to heaven. / And so am I revenged. That would be canned: / A villain kills my father, and for that, / I, his sole son, do this same villain send / To heaven. / Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge." ... If Queen Gertrude did not marry King Claudius, Hamlet would have been king. Also, if Hamlet killed King Claudius when he had the chance, the play would have ended right there. ...

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