Hamlet To kill or not to kill
Hamlet promises to the ghost of his father to kill the man who killed former King Hamlet. From that day, Hamlet has been trying to figure out a way to kill Claudius, his uncle, and present King of Denmark. It takes Hamlet a long time to kill him, speaking that he had at least one good chance to kill him, but he hesitates at every point he has to kill him except for the last. When he comes to a point where he could kill him, his conscience comes into play, which causes Hamlet to think twice. His first instance of hesitation was during his meeting with the players, where he had the players add a part that reenacted the exact scenario that Hamlet was told by the ghost. By doing this, he could see the actions of Claudius while he saw the acted killing in front of his own eyes. More relative than this. The play's the thing
The play did come with a success. Claudius did show his disapproval of the play, proving to Hamlet that he was the killer. Hamlet's hesitation to kill Claudius cost many others their lives. At least six lives could have been saved, maybe even seven, if Hamlet would have gotten the job done quickly and swiftly. Instead, he decided to prove everything to himself and wait for the perfect, ideal moment to slay Claudius. This resulted in seven deaths of people who weren't even involved in the death of King Hamlet; hence, hesitation does not go without a price. If the king went into an outrage, Hamlet would know that he was the killer of his father, therefor proving to himself that Claudius was indeed the killer, and the ghost wasn't part of his imagination. Of course then again, if he didn't have to prove it to himself, then he could have killed Claudius right away. -H
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Approximate Word count = 594
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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