Hamlet killed Polonius believing him to be Claudius spying him.
<span>D. To help the reader understand the underlying values and beliefs of the characters is the correct answer, but it seems that you already knew that : )</span>
The ways in which the characters respond to a specific situations frequently reveal the authors' meaning.
<span>Her death demonstrates that acting on one’s ambition can lead one to fall prey to unforeseen enemies.
Her murder demonstrates what can happen when a person tries to go against his or her preordained fate or destiny.
Her mental instability demonstrates that tyrants destroy not only their nations, but their innocent loved ones, as well.
Her suicide helps demonstrate how a person’s past misdeeds can have tragic consequences on the person in the present.</span>
