... Claudius's attempts at prayer do not guarantee him fit for heaven. Hamlet does not want to send Claudius to heaven by killing Claudius while free of sins, despite the fact that Claudius would never go to Heaven in the first place. By leaving Claudius to live, Hamlet allows Claudius ... throne, with letters for Hamlet's death with Hamlet to England. They detail instructions to the English King to kill Hamlet. Hamlet changes these notes to ask the English King to kill Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Their deaths were also not necessary, but they served the purpose of keeping Hamlet ... Haml...

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