How can I restructure this sentence: "Hamlet’s need to kill Claudius is also a factor because although he despises his mother’s ridiculous sexual interactions with Claudius, Hamlet does not want to hurt her."

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anonymous · Answer

This sentence shows cause and effect, with the "effect" in the main clause and the "cause" in the dependent clause. But the logic does not work here.

Check it out this way --

Although Hamlet despises his mother's ridiculous sexual interactions with Claudius, he does not want to hurt her   -----> Hamlet needs to kill Claudius

Perhaps you mean he needs to Claudius in a way that doesn't hurt her? Or perhaps you mean, his mother's attraction to Claudius makes Hamlet want to kill his uncle, but his desire not to hurt her makes him hesitate?

Or perhaps in the paragraph that forms the context for this sentence, you are making some other point altogether? But the sentence doesn't need restructuring: it needs rethinking.