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Hamlet, in a fury, runs Claudius through with the poisoned sword and forces him to drink down the rest of the poisoned wine. Claudius dies crying out for help. Hamlet tells Horatio that he is dying and exchanges a last forgiveness with Laertes, who dies after absolving Hamlet. The sound of marching echoes through the hall, and a shot rings out ...
- Character List
About thirty years old at the start of the play, Hamlet is...
- Quick Quiz
Why does Marcellus say, “Something is rotten in the state of...
- Themes
When he does act, he prefers to do it blindly, recklessly,...
- Act I: Scenes III & IV
Polonius sternly echoes Laertes’ advice and forbids Ophelia...
- Important Quotes Explained
Hamlet then goes on to describe the causes of his pain,...
- No Fear Translation
In that fight, our courageous Hamlet (or at least that’s how...
- Full Play Analysis
Claudius and Laertes plot to kill Hamlet, but the plot goes...
- Act I: Scene II
Hamlet obviously does not want Claudius’s advice, and...
- Character List
The death of King Hamlet affects his son in lots of different ways. For one thing, it makes him broody and introspective. It also makes him intensely suspicious. He suspects that Claudius has ...
What Does the Ending Mean? Claudius and Laertes set Hamlet ’s ending in motion when they plan to kill Hamlet during a fencing match. Both Hamlet and Laertes are fatally poisoned during the match, and before he dies, Hamlet kills Claudius. The ending of Hamlet leaves it unclear whether the events leave Hamlet’s struggles with self-doubt ...
- Summary: Act I, Scene V
- Summary: Act II, Scene I
- Analysis: Act I, Scene v–Act II, Scene I
In the darkness, the ghost speaks to Hamlet, claiming to be his father’s spirit, come to rouse Hamlet to revenge his death, a “foul and most unnatural murder” (I.v.25). Hamlet is appalled at the revelation that his father has been murdered, and the ghost tells him that as he slept in his garden, a villain poured poison into his ear—the very villain...
Polonius dispatches his servant Reynaldo to France with money and written notes for Laertes, also ordering him to inquire about and spy on Laertes’ personal life. He gives him explicit directions as to how to pursue his investigations, then sends him on his way. As Reynaldo leaves, Opheliaenters, visibly upset. She tells Polonius that Hamlet, unkem...
The ghost’s demand for Hamlet to seek revenge upon Claudius is the pivotal event of Act I. It sets the main plot of the play into motion and leads Hamlet to the idea of feigning madness, which becomes his primary mode of interacting with other people for most of the next three acts, as well as a major device Shakespeare uses to develop his characte...
And when he's not himself does wrong Laertes, 220 : Then Hamlet does it not, Hamlet denies it. Who does it, then? His madness: if't be so, Hamlet is of the faction that is wrong'd; His madness is poor Hamlet's enemy. Sir, in this audience, Let my disclaiming from a purposed evil : Free me so far in your most generous thoughts,
He tells Hamlet that Hamlet has been poisoned and will soon die—there is “no medicine in the world” which can save him. As Laertes dies, he calls out that “the king’s to blame.”. Hamlet, realizing the swords are poisoned, stabs Claudius, then forces him to drink from the poisoned cup of wine. Claudius dies.
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Jun 2, 2020 · Act 5, scene 1. Hamlet, returned from his journey, comes upon a gravedigger singing as he digs. Hamlet tries to find out who the grave is for and reflects on the skulls that are being dug up. A funeral procession approaches. Hamlet soon realizes that the corpse is Ophelia’s.
