Hamlet's Dilemma is one of those scenes that's causes you to
place yourself in a pair of shoe that you would never think of wearing. It
causes you to think of when is the perfect time to kill someone. Throughout Hamlet's
dilemma, he believed that killing Claudius at the right time would send him
where he should be; hell. In this scene Claudius selfishness is highlighted and
shows that even though he wants forgiveness he still wants his power. Most
times people are willing to trade their self respect to either maintain or receive
power. Hamlet’s Dilemma provides audience with the opportunity to see that even
family will turn on you to gain what they believe is owed to them.
A man should never
take away another man’s life especially if one did not grant it. The legal
system in America has eliminated the death penalty and most cultures elsewhere
stone or resort to other form of torture as their death penalty. In Exodus
20:13 KJV, as a part of the 10 Commandments, it states thou shall not kill. No
man is exempt from this commandment nor is he above the power of the Lord. In
my opinion, Claudius act of prayer was done to let him feel good about
repenting but it was not done out of sincerity.
It is obvious that Claudius is guilty based on the ghost’s recalling
of events, his reaction to Hamlets play and his confession through prayer. If
he had not done such crime he would not be king nor would he had the opportunity
of marrying Gertrude. If Hamlet goes ahead and kill Claudius there are two
possible outcomes. He could get locked up or majority of the citizens would
defend him and plea insanity. Murder is a cruel act which goes against moral
rights and the Lord’s Commandments and often presents the question of when is
it ethical to kill someone and can murder be justifiable.
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