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Now Might I Do It Pat Now A Goes To Heaven Analysis

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Analysis This speech is important to the scene because it sets up the very next lines in an important way. As the king is knelt and praying Hamlet appears and is going to kill the king. Hamlet knows the king killed his father and wants to kill him for redemption. Hamlet decides to not kill him because he does not want the king to go to heaven: “Now might I do it pat, now ‘a is a-praying, And now I’ll do’t—and so ‘a goes to heaven” (3.3.73-4). This is significant because after his prayer Claudius (the king) recognizes that his prayer was meaningless so Hamlets fears of Claudius going to heaven were incorrect. The king’s speech is significant to the scene because that was Hamlets opportunity to end Claudius. Hamlet’s plan was to kill Claudius:
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