Why Is Hamlet Hesitant To Kill Claudius

In the play Hamlet, Claudius kills Hamlet’s father in order to marry Gertrude and become the king. Hamlet is deeply angered by all of this and vows to get revenge for his father’s death. He does not rush into killing Claudius though. There are several reasons why he may have not tried to kill him right away. One reason that Hamlet was hesitant to kill Claudius is because he is part of his family. He was first Hamlet’s uncle before his father was killed. After King Hamlet was dead, Claudius married Gertrude and became Hamlet’s dad. This situation would be very difficult for Hamlet, because he is very angry about his father’s death and how his mother married Claudius so soon after. Even though he is angry, however, he can see that