<span>for their religious beliefs and teachings, during the Marian persecution in England</span>
It's called a verb. Verbs are used to describe action. For example, She typed on her laptop. Typed would be the verb.
Is not praying
Hamlet sees Claudius on his knees and hesitates, not wanting to send Claudius' soul to heaven, but the audience hears what Claudius is saying and he is talking about how he actually is incapable of prayer. He knows he has done evil and his thoughts aren't pure enough for prayer.
True. That's why they give you a rubric so you can see how the quality of your work will be graded
