Why Does Hamlet Kill Claudius Research Paper

21 March 2012
Hamlet Essay What if Hamlet would have confronted Claudius, and asked about the murder of his father, and why does Hamlet delay killing Claudius? In Hamlet, Hamlet is secretive which leads to the deaths of many people. Hamlet remains quiet about his father’s murder to keep himself safe. Marcus Webb says, “Hamlet wants to be completely convinced of Claudius’ guilt first.” Hamlet could not tell his mother because if he was wrong, it would ruin their relationship, and Hamlet would not be trusted. Hamlet could not announce it to all of Denmark because the people might rebel against the king and if Hamlet was wrong, he might create a war between his family and the people of Denmark. Crystal Dickson says, “Killing the king is a major crime, and Hamlet wanted to kill him the ‘right’ way.” Hamlet does not kill Claudius while he is praying because he has…show more content…
Some may say that Hamlets secrecy has nothing to do with many of the deaths. This is wrong because everyone was blind sighted by what was going on and did not foresee their own deaths.

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