B014_Hamlet7.txt

The Tragedy of Hamlet Claudius appeared very calm awkwardly, but his heart was filled with fear. Kneeling before the hearth, he repented for what he had done. At that moment the prince passed by. Hearing the king he drew his sword prepared to kill him. But the thought came to his mind: a repented sinner could go to Heaven. I must wait for a chance to kill the evil king so that his soul would go down to Hell. Hamlet pushed his sword back into the sheath and came to his mother. She rebuked him, saying, "My son, you have sinned against the king." Hamlet disagreed with his mother and replying, said, "Mother, you have greatly sinned against my father." Hearing his words the queen felt very sorry and did not know how to continue the conversation. She then asked some courtiers to come to help. The prince did not want others to disturb them, so he put his hand on his mother. The queen mistook his actions thinking he was going insane again. Afraid that her son might hurt her, she cried loudly, "Help! Help!" Behind the curtain, someone shouted, "Help the Queen!" Hamlet thought it was Claudius hiding behind the curtain, listening to them. So he drew his sword and pierced the curtain, killing the man behind. Later he discovered it was not Claudius at all. Claudius had no peace about attending the interview between the queen and her son. So Polonius volunteered to go and hide behind the curtain to overhear the conversation. So Polonius was accidentally killed. The queen greatly trembled and felt ashamed. She decided to take actions to compensate for her sin. While Hamlet was leaving, the queen said, "The king planned to send you to England. The documents were ready. You may depart." Hamlet realized that there might be a plot behind this.