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Hamlet: The Theme of Having A Clear Conscience
The most important line in Hamlet is, "The play's the thing, wherein I'll catch
the conscience of the king." (II, ii, 617). In the play, the issue of a clear
conscience forms a key motif. When the conscience of the characters appears, it
does so as a r ....
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.... what he must do. As a result of the dialogue with the ghost,
Hamlet's conscience makes him feel that revenge is the best method to deal with
the problems that face him.
The consciences of Hamlet, and to a lesser extent, Claudius, affect their
decisions in the play. However, both characters only question themselves after
they have been prompted by some specific action or dialogue. By self-evaluation,
the characters then make the conscious decision to take action with their
feelings. An example of this is at the end of act II, following Hamlet's
conversation with ....
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