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He hesitates because he fears the retribution of God.If you believe in the Chrisitian doctrine regarding Judgement Day and all that stuph,
how could you kill someone without fearing some divine punishment? Both scenes you
mention are crucial to this point, as each deals with the Christian point of view on
the matter of revenge and whatnot.Also, look at the bit where Hamlet condemns my good friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
to death without shriving time.Posted by LunarCaustic on March 29, 1997 at 02:28:37
In Reply to "He is a coward" posted by Spiro Veloudos-Artistic Director The Publick Theatre of Boston on March 28, 1997 at 04:50:29
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