Hamlet's Soliloquy: Now might I do it pat, now he is praying (3.3.77-100)
That would be scann'd (79)
i.e., That needs to be examined more carefully.
If Hamlet kills Claudius while he is praying, Claudius will surely go to heaven. Hamlet does not want to ensure his enemy's eternal salvation.
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