Hamlet

hamlet

in act 3 what proof is there that claudius has a conscience?

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In Scene Three, Claudius kneels to pray, hoping to purge his guilt, but reflects that this penance will not be genuine because he will still retain the prizes for which he committed murder in the first place, his crown and his wife.

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