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Why Hamlet Characters Die Analysis

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Four major characters die in the last scene of Hamlet. Out of the four, Queen Gertrude is the least responsible for the tragic situation. During the dueling match between Hamlet and Laertes, Queen Gertrude notes that she will drink in dedication to Hamlet’s fight. Before doing so, King Claudius tells her not to. Queen Gertrude, stubborn, states, “I will my lord; I pray you pardon me” (V.2.275). Gertrude does not realize that the cup is poisoned. Her death may be viewed as accidental, because she could have listened to her second husband. She may have thought that it was an ordinary drink, but it really was meant for Hamlet to drink when he becomes tired of dueling. After she falls on the floor, she screams, “No, no, the drink, the drink! O
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