When King Hamlet was killed, Hamlet was in line to acquire the throne, but before he could do so, Claudius entered and married the newly widowed Queen Gertrude and took the throne. Hamlet became frustrated with his uncle for the things he had done and felt it would be right to kill Claudius to avenge his father. Hamlet had a plan for revenge, but the plan was not immediately carried out because Hamlet forced himself to find reasons not to kill Claudius. (This entire paragraph seems like a restatement of the first paragraph. Personally I would remove it) When given the chance to kill Claudius, Hamlet says, “Now I could do it, now he is praying, and now I will.” . [Pulls out his sword.] and so he goes to heaven, and so I take revenge. It would be scanned: a villain kills my father, and for this, I, his only son, send this same villain to heaven. (III, iii, 302-303). When Hamlet is given the opportunity to kill Claudius, he forces himself to find a reason not to because it would send Claudius straight to heaven and not get the true punishment he deserves for what he did to Hamlet and his children. father. He is presented with three