2. In the play “Hamlet” written by William Shakespeare in Claudius expresses his guilt and grief over his sin in his prayer. In his prayer he asks for forgiveness for murdering his brother. “That cannot be, since I am still possessed Of those effects for which I did the murder: My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen. May one be pardoned and retain th' offense?” (III, iii, (55-57). But says that he is not prepared to give up what he gained by committing the murder; the crown and the queen, he falls to his knees and begins to pray. I don’t have sympathy for Claudius because he not willing to give up everything he has for forgiveness, this shows how greedy Claudius is.
3. In the play “Hamlet” written by William Shakespeare Hamlet doesn’t kill Claudius in act 3 scene 3 when he has the chance too. Hamlet doesn't kill Claudius at that moment because he thinks that Claudius is praying. Hamlet says that killing Claudius now would send him to heaven instead of hell where he belongs. “Now might I do it pat. Now he is a-praying. And now I’ll do ’t. And so he goes to heaven. And so am I revenged.—That