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Hamlet wants to avenge his father's murder. However, his indecision prevents him from taking action. Which of these excerpts from act IV mark the turning point of Shakespeare's tragedy?

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Answer:

(Hamlet, act IV, scene II )

Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;

And now I'll do't—and so he goes to heaven,

And so am I reveng'd. That would be scann'd:

A villain kills my father; and for that

I, his sole son, do this same villain send

To Heaven

O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.

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The third option is the answer

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Hamlets turning point is when his sister kills herself by drowning. (Although i believe it may be his lover, her craziness and grieving confused me) . Anyway reality hits him a little and that's when just about everyone dies, as all shakespeare's tragedies turn out.
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