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But it is in Hamlet’s most famous soliloquy that his indecision comes to the fore. By asking himself ‘To be or not to be - that is the question’ He wonders whether to kill Claudius - if he does, he could be put to death, the equivalent of suicide. Suicide is evidently one source of Hamlet’s indecisiveness, but there is a far greater source which provides a much bigger clue to his indecisiveness...
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Suicide is evidently one source of Hamlet’s indecisiveness, but there is a far greater source which provides a much bigger clue to his indecisiveness. It stems from his conversation with the ghost of his father, which said; ‘Let not the royal bed of Denmark bee A couch of luxury and damned incest But however thou persuest this act Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother aught’ His first and last request are incompatible - to kill Claudius and not upset Gertrude would be impossible...
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