was the best chance to revenge for his father, but he hesitated. He was worried that Claudius would go to heaven after his death, so he decided to choose another time to assassinate him. However, he didn’t anticipate the decision would eventually lead to the tragedy which everyone dies in the end. In my opinion, he is a smart prince. He knew how to disguise himself and let others thought that he lost his mind, and used the play to imply that Claudius killed his father and tampered with the content of official letter to prevent him from being executed by the King of England. It seemed that his wisdom could alter his miserable fate, but nothing came out as planned. He finally died in the competition with Laertes. He should be responsible for
