I understand
and agree with why Hamlet hesitated to kill Claudius. Hamlet didn’t want to kill Claudius just as
he was praying. This meant he would go
straight to heaven without the sins he committed. Hamlet wanted Claudius to
suffer just like his father did when Claudius killed him. Hamlet should be thinking strategically about
how he will kill Claudius because since he is “acting” strange with everyone,
they will automatically think it was Hamlet who killed Claudius. If I were Hamlet, I would kill Claudius when
he is at his “worst” and his sins are the greatest and if I had a good enough
plan to “runaway” so I wouldn’t be punished for killing the king. If Hamlet thoroughly
thought through his plan, he could probably “pull it off”. Only three things,
in my opinion, can stop him: Hamlet’s death, Claudius’ death by someone else
and religion. I believe in any religion,
if you kill, it is a sin and a very bad one.
If Hamlet follows his religion to heart and doesn’t want to disappoint
God, he should not murder Claudius.
If Hamlet never tries to kill Claudius, there would essentially be no
story after that point because most likely, Hamlet stays or runs away or his
mother stays married to Claudius.
On the other hand, I’m not too sure if Claudius is guilty or not. I can understand that he may have wanted to be king and he killed the previous king to get the crown, this can be a way Claudius is guilty. His guilt and innocents have not been determined yet... Hamlet’s father seems to be described as an older man. Because of his age and the little to no medicines available at the time, Hamlet’s father could have died from old age or a sickness. If this is true, Claudius would be innocent and Hamlet would get even madder because the ghost of his father lied to him. This could make Hamlet do crazy things like kill Claudius and/or his mother because he doesn't like their marriage.
On the other hand, I’m not too sure if Claudius is guilty or not. I can understand that he may have wanted to be king and he killed the previous king to get the crown, this can be a way Claudius is guilty. His guilt and innocents have not been determined yet... Hamlet’s father seems to be described as an older man. Because of his age and the little to no medicines available at the time, Hamlet’s father could have died from old age or a sickness. If this is true, Claudius would be innocent and Hamlet would get even madder because the ghost of his father lied to him. This could make Hamlet do crazy things like kill Claudius and/or his mother because he doesn't like their marriage.
I agree that hamlet should wait to kill Claudius b/c he made his father die without confessing his sins. Claudius deserves to be murder without forgiveness.
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