At the start of Scene 2, Hamlet tells Horatio how he handled the plot to have him executed in England. How do his actions on the ship contrast with his earlier behavior? What does this change suggest about the internal conflict he has struggled with for much of the play? Support your response with evidence from the text.

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paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."