What happens after Hamlet kills Claudius?
A foolish courtier named Osric arrives on Claudius’s orders to arrange the fencing match between Hamlet and Laertes. Hamlet then stabs Claudius through with the poisoned sword and forces him to drink down the rest of the poisoned wine. Claudius dies, and Hamlet dies immediately after achieving his revenge.
What would happen if Hamlet attempted to kill Claudius immediately?
If he kills Claudius now, Hamlet believes his soul will be sent to heaven. It’s not enough for Hamlet simply to kill Claudius for murdering his father. To rightly and fully avenge his father’s death, Hamlet must ensure that Claudius’s soul suffers as his father’s soul suffers.
How does Hamlet feel about killing Claudius?
Hamlet’s delay in killing Claudius represents another of Hamlet’s great mysteries. In another moment of hesitation in Act Three, Hamlet aborts the killing of Claudius because the man’s praying, and Hamlet worries that his uncle will go to Heaven if he dies while praying.
What is the hamlet effect?
Because Hamlet sees them as disposable, in other words, their deaths do not count in the same fashion as others’. In this vein, no character suffers the indignities of Hamlet’s disregard more strikingly than Polonius.
Why is Hamlet so important?
Many people say Hamlet is the greatest play of all time. Shakespeare does that through the soliloquy – the character alone on stage talking to himself, opening up his mind – and Hamlet just does that more than any other character. So there is that psychological complexity. That’s one reason the play is revered.
Did Claudius deserve to die?
Yes, he died. Claudius did deserve to die, in the context of the play.
Why does Laertes deserve to die?
Laertes says he got what he deserved, so I will choose to believe him. He foolishly bought into the lies Claudius told him and was willing to compromise his own integrity based on those lies. When his plan goes awry and he discovers the truth, Laertes accepts his death as just punishment.