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...him not within this month, you shall nose as you go up the stairs into the lobby" (4.3. 33-7). Naturally Hamlet realizes that by denying Polonius the proper Christian burial, he denies him the possibility of going to heaven. Remembering Hamlet's deliberations about revenge and his fear that the Ghost was sent by the devil, the reader might wonder - what is happening to Hamlet? Hamlet's state of mind changes yet again - he becomes ruthless. At that point it is clear that Hamlet is ready to kill Claudius, since he does not hesitate even for a moment when he kills Polonius. His sacrilegious playing with Polonius's corpse serves as evidence that he accepted himself as the true avenger of his father's death. Similarly, Hamlet's execution of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern is warranted by their willingness to serve Claudius. Hamlet justifies his actions, saying essentially that his friends got caught in the middle, between him and Claudius; that their "own insinuation" (5.2. 59) has brought about their defeat. In the end of the play Hamlet says: "There is special providence in fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all. Since no man of aught he leaves knows, what is't to leave betimes? Let be" (5.2. 220-5). Hamlet expresses his belief in fate - whatever is meant to be will come sooner or later. Perhaps he feels that he is destined to die, or he might feel confident enough to win. With the full acceptance of the...