... way he speaks, "Now I might do it pat, now he is a-praying And now I"ll do't" and the drawing of a sword would give most audiences an anticipation of the first death in the play. But his procrastination prevents him from taking action, "No. Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent: When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage, Or ... scene Claudius is in a car and recites half of his soliloquy in his mind but still looks to be in sorrow for his offence as Hamlet watches on from the front seat pondering whether to end his life with a revolver. Although Hamlet readies himself to shoot Claud...

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