Why doesn’t Hamlet kill Claudius as he prays (III. iii)? Do you feel any sympathy for Claudius in this scene, or is he presented as a callous murderer?

Hamlet refuses to kill Claudius while praying, because he believes that Claudius's spirit will go to heaven since he is in the process of asking God for forgiveness. Hamlet knows that his father never had a chance to repent for his numerous sins before Claudius murdered him and does not think that sending Claudius's soul to heaven would be adequate revenge.

Explanation: Essentially, killing Claudius is not enough for Hamlet, who wishes to send Claudius's soul to hell for eternity. Hamlet hopes to kill his uncle while he is excessively drinking alcohol, gambling, or "in th' incestuous pleasure of his bed" in order to ensure that his soul will suffer in hell.

Because he realizes that Claudius is also a man and that would be murder

Explanation:

It is up to you if you felt sympathy

question: which statement best describes a similarity in purpose between the frames and excerpt?

answer: both inform the reader that faryad and liaqat were not given the chance to tell their version of events at the police station

explanation: so as you see they were told to leave before they could tell there story

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