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Examples Of Guilty In Hamlet

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Megan Herigan
Mrs. Cloos
12 College prep
6 December 2016
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Ladies and gentleman the prosecution may announce that Hamlet is guilty of killing three people directly. I am here to provide evidence of how this man is guilty. Anyone who disagrees will be proved wrong.
The first victim is Polonius, Hamlet thought it was Claudius behind the arras and took his chance to strike and he clearly did. “How now! A rat?” Hamlet mistook Polonius for Claudius and his automatic instinct was to stab him. “Nay I know not: is it the king? Hamlet had no idea that he was not killing the king until he caught a glimpse behind the arras that he stabbed Polonius. Hamlet is faking that he is crazy just to annoy Claudius. Claudius took his mother, killed his …show more content…

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