Does Hamlet reach enlightenment?
I personally think not because he is still unaware that he has become exactly like Claudius and dispute saying things that virtuous and just he is hypocritical in his actions.
Also follow up question: What did Hamlet die thinking (like of himself a Savior?)
This will help me write my essay! Thanks in advance!
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I think your ideas are as valid as anyone else's IF you can back them up with good arguments based on the text of the play. Only you can do that; they are your ideas. That's what your teacher wants you to do. I can't back up YOUR ideas, only you can. Find examples of things Hamlet says and does in the play that support your thoughts about his hypocrisy or self-delusions. (I do think you're on the right track!)
On the right track, yes, but... Rethink the idea that Hamlet is just like Claudius. Claudius' motives may be different than Hamlet's, so they may not be the same, although regicide was/is the ultimate goal of both.