A funny part of this is that Hamlet says that Polonius has a lack of wit while Hamlet is actually using his own wit to cause trouble. ... Polonius actually thought that Hamlet was mad because his love for Ophelia was rejected. ... Polonius thinks he can mend Hamlets madness by getting Ophelia and Hamlet together. ... There was also a moment with his mother that he just loses his mind and stabs the arras killing Polonius after Polonius made his presence aware to hamlet. ... He showed no remorse when he killed Polonius either. ...

• Word Count: 1402
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Some may argue that it is Polonius's fault that he dies, saying that if he would not have been eavesdropping then Hamlet would have never killed him. ... When Hamlet kills Polonius it is one of the few times that he actually does act on impulse. ... But Hamlet does not kill him right away and because of this Polonius gets killed. Polonius never would have been behind the arras if Hamlet would have killed Claudius as soon as he was sure of his guilt. ... When Hamlet kills Polonius a domino effect begins with the deaths of the other characters. ...

• Word Count: 1604
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Hamlet did not want Claudius to go to heaven, so he did not kill him at that time. ... One example of this is the death of Polonius. During Hamlet's conversation with his mother, he was oblivious to the fact that he was being spied on by Polonius. ... Hamlet acts without thinking after hearing these cries and accidently killed Polonius: "How now! ... Hamlet's most important show of action was when he killed Claudius. ...

• Word Count: 1897
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

By relying on emotion instead of logic, Hamlet kills Polonius instead of Claudius. ... Though he had no reason not to kill Claudius, as he hated Polonius, he nevertheless procrastinates on this task. ... 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. The only time that Hamlet actually tries to kill his uncle is when he is in the room with his mother. Unfortunately, Polonius is the man behind ...

• Word Count: 1516
• Approx Pages: 6

Hamlet then begins to make plots to kill Claudius. ... Hamlet makes a poor decision when he decides to back out to kill Claudius when he is praying for forgiveness. ... Hamlet's poor decision on killing Polonius believing it was Claudius has caused Laertes to lose trust in Hamlet. If Hamlet had the chance to kill Claudius in the church, Polonius would not be dead. ... Hamlet's cowardice to kill his uncle did not succeed but, ruin his relationship with Laertes. ...

• Word Count: 1278
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Hamlet almost immediately interprets the Ghost's vague (perhaps intentionally so) requests for revenge to be a direct request to kill Claudius, and he assures himself that vengeance will soon be dealt to the King. ... Through his self-centered focus on 'righting the wrong' he brought about directly or indirectly just about every death in the story, and even in his final kill, that of Claudius, he considers not anyone but himself. ... Even after the accidental murder of Polonius, he sees not a signpost warning him to turn back before more innocent deaths occurs, but a minor s...

• Word Count: 1273
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Claudius, by the end of the play has caused more than half a dozen deaths, King Hamlet, Hamlet, Gertrude, Laertes, Polonius, and himself just to name the main ones. ... If Claudius starts getting squirmy or uneasy, Hamlet will no for sure that Claudius did in fact kill his father. ... The meaning of this speech is whether or not he should kill himself. ... Hamlet realizes that he can't kill Claudius at this time because as he said, it would send him to heaven. ... But it is good to know that Hamlet can control his anger because a character like Laertes would have just went ahead and kille...

• Word Count: 1928
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

They are planning to kill Hamlet in a fencing battle. Laertes's objective is not to kill him with honor and dignity but to be cheap and evil. ... He is so enraged that he kills Polonius who is hiding behind the curtains. ... Hamlet and Laertes are in the process of their battle and Hamlet is winning significantly. ... This proves to us that she had absolutely no position in the plot to kill Hamlet and that she was just an unknowing and ignorant character who had no idea of her surroundings and believed what she saw and heard. ...

• Word Count: 1478
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School