A HAMLET GUIDE
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ACT 5
SCENES 1-2
ACT 5
SCENE 1
Graveyard scene's intention is to provide comic relief to the play
2 graveyarders are present and jokes aroud
Hamlet ponders about death as he holds the skull of Yorick
Hamlet and Horatio hides when everyone arrives for Ophelia's burial
Hamlet is shocked that Opehlia is dead
Laertes expresses his grief as he jumps into Ophelia's grave.
Hamlet is shocked that he jumped in.
Seeing Hamlet, Laertes warns Hamlet that he will do harm on him
Upset, Hamlet expresses his love for Ophelia. Seeing his reaction, Gertrude confirms to herself that he is mad.
As everyone leaves, Claudius reminds Laertes that the dual will present
SCENE 2
Hamlet reveals to Horatio that he believes that a higher being controls man's actions
He tells Horatio that he has been abducted by pirates
He found a letter, written from Claudius, to the King of England that orders to kill Hamlet
Hamlet rewrites the letter by sending Rosencrantz and Guilderstern to their deaths
Osric enters and tells Hamlet that Laertes challenged him to dual with him. Also, he mentions how Claudius believes Hamlet will win
Horatio warns Hamlet that he might lose but Hamlet believes that he cannot avoid the inevitable. Everything happens for a reason.
Before Hamlet and Laertes dual, Hamlet apologizes for killing his father. He blames his madness.
Due to being excited, Gertrude drinks the poison cup. Laertes starts to feel guilt.
Both Hamlet and Laertes wound each other with the poisoned tip sword
Being affected by the poison, Gertrude starts to die and Laertes confesses his wrongdoings and blames Claudius before his death.
Furious, Hamlet stabs Claudius with the poisoned sword and forces him to drink the poisoned wine
Before Hamlet's death, Hamlet asks Horatio to stay alive and tell everyone his story,
Fortinbras arrives announcing that Rosencrantz and Guilderstern is dead and he became the ruler of Denmark.
He acknowledges Hamlet's honour and decides to march him down like a solider.
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Laertes
Polonius
King Hamlet
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