This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet But, O, what from of prayer can serve my turn? Forgive me my foul murder! That cannot be; since I am ...

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet
But, O, what from of prayer can serve my turn? Forgive me my foul murder!
That cannot be; since I am still possess'd of those effects for which I did the murder
Those effects which Claudius is still possessed of from the excerpt above are

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In this excerpt from William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, the effects which Claudius is still possessed of are the crown and the queen. Claudius is expressing regret for his foul murder but also acknowledges that he cannot ask for forgiveness since he is still enjoying the benefits of his crime. He is still the king and married to the queen, who was previously married to his brother, King Hamlet, whom he murdered. Therefore, the answer to this question is "the crown and the queen."