... as part of the reason Ophelia commits suicide. Since Hamlet kills Polonius (among doing many other things to toil with Ophelia's emotions), he is indirectly responsible. Killing Polonius also enrages Laertes, and ultimately brings the two to a fencing duel where both meet death--had Hamlet been less impulsive, the characters may have had different outcomes. After the miscalculated murder, Claudius exiles ... ...

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... actions to avenge his father (Levy). His inability to control his emotions and paradoxically his lack of will to allow his emotions to control him culminates when the newly maladjusted Laertes exacts his revenge at the climax of the play. Poetic justice is served amongst all the players involved with Hamlet including his incestuous mother. Many critics note the Oedipal conflicts ... ...

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