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Any time time that Hamlet had the choice to kill Claudius,
there was something that got in the way. For example, when
Claudius was in the church, Hamlet thought that he was praying,
and if he had killed him then, Claudius would have been sent to
Heavan, and Hamlet would be condemned, ergo his father's death
would not be avenged. But the mini-play within the play was
a test. At that point in the play, Hamlet couldn't be sure if
the ghost wasn't really a demon (for all he knew), so he needed
make sure that what the ghost said was in fact true.Posted by Sean Mahon on April 20, 1997 at 10:31:17
In Reply to "HAMLET'S RATIONALIZATION" posted by ANGEL on April 14, 1997 at 14:30:23
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