re the true laws during his time. Hamlet again questions the divine lawfulness of killing Claudius in act 3 scene 3. "A villain kills my father kills my father, and for that, / I, his sole son, do this same villain send / To heaven," (3.3.76-78). Hamlet understands that even though Claudius is a villain, if Hamlet kills him in cold blood, Hamlet will purge Claudius's soul and condemn his own. Hamlet understands that in the eyes of God his actions would be wrong, not right."Oh heart, lose not thy nature! Let not ever the soul of Nero enter this firm bosom," (3.2.392-393). Hamlet utters these lines before he goes to see his mother. He is reminding himself to contain the anger he feels towards his mother, and to not harm her. He understands that it would be wrong to harm her, and he strives to act in an honorable and just manner. Even though he eventually loses his anger and begins to talk to his mother in a dishonorable way, this passage shows that he knew the difference between right and wrong. To be sane it is not necessary to act honorable, but to merely know the difference between right and wrong....
