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In the play Hamlet, because of him not knowing of his fathers death, the beliefs of society, as well as his uncle Claudius's scheme's to save his own life. Through this play there are many occasions when Hamlet did not procrastinate in killing his uncle becaus ....

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.... a crime or treason. Later in the play though he soon finds out that what the ghost has told him is true and through the play "The Mousetrap" he finds out that it was the king who killed his father, and he must avenge his fathers death. When this does happen he is going to kill the king, but he is praying and he doesn't want the king to go to heaven for killing his father. Just before the Hamlet is about to kill the king he says, "No. Up, sword, and know a more horrid hent (III, iii. 88)." He is going to wait and pick a more horrible place to kill his uncle. It's because of the beliefs that makes Hamlet hold back from running the king through. ....