Read the excerpt from an analysis of the end of Act V of Hamlet.A duel takes place between Laertes and Hamlet. But due to treachery, Laertes and Hamlet are poisoned, as are Claudius and Gertrude, and they all die.

Laertes and Hamlet pursue revenge through the duel, but the poisoned weapons lead to both of their deaths. Claudius, who plotted the treachery, and Gertrude also die. This shows that people who pursue revenge can be destroyed by it, which is the idea in choice D.

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