When King Hamlet was killed, Hamlet was about to acquire the throne, but before he could do so, Claudius entered and married Queen Gertrude , newly widowed, and took the throne. Hamlet became frustrated with his uncle for the things he did, and he felt it would be right to kill Claudius to avenge his father. Hamlet had a plan for revenge, but this plan was not immediately carried out because Hamlet forced himself to find reasons not to kill Claudius. (This entire paragraph appears to be a rewording of the first paragraph. Personally, I would delete it.) When given the chance to kill Claudius, Hamlet says, "Now can I do it, now he prays and now I won't will not do. . [He draws his sword.] And so he goes to heaven, and so I am avenged. This would be scanned: a bad guy kills my father, and for that, I, his only son, have this same bad guy sent to heaven. (III, III, 302-303). When Hamlet has the opportunity to kill Claudius, he forces himself to find a reason not to because it would send Claudius straight to heaven and he would not get the true punishment he deserves for what he did to Hamlet and to Hamlet. father. He is presented with three