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Title: Hamlet
Words: 1164
In William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet", Hamlet, the protaganist is faced with the moral delema of killing his step-father, and uncle Claudius. The message to kill Claudius came from the ghost, his father, old king Hamlet. Hamlet's reasoning behind promising to go about this harsh action was the fact that Claudius had killed his father. Hamlet's delay is caused by his prolonged reaction to the ghost's message. It is this delay which ultimately causes his and his mothers death. Hamlet must kill Claudius to maintain family honor, yet is faced with the moral and ethical dilemma of how to complete the task.
When Hamlet first encounters the ghost he realizes that the ghost has an important message for him. Since the ghost took the form of his father, old King Hamlet, he chose ...
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