Tragedy

Hamlet

Scene I The battlements of Elsinore Scene II A room of state in the castle Scene III A room in Polonius's house Scene IV The platform before the castle Scene V Another part of the platform

Scene I A room in Polonius's house Scene II A room in the castle

Scene I A room in the castle Scene II A hall in the castle Scene III A room in the castle Scene IV The Queen's closet

Scene I A room in the castle Scene II Another room in the castle Scene III Another room Scene IV A plain in Denmark Scene V A room in the castle Scene VI Another room in the castle Scene VII Another room in the castle

Scene I A churchyard Scene II A hall in the castle

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Hamlet, returned from his journey, comes upon a gravedigger singing as he digs. Hamlet reflects on the skulls being unearthed. A funeral procession approaches — the corpse is Ophelia's. When Laertes in his grief leaps into her grave and curses Hamlet as the cause of her death, Hamlet comes forward and they struggle, with Hamlet protesting his own love and grief for Ophelia.

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HHAMLETPrince of Denmark CCLAUDIUSKing of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle GGERTRUDEQueen of Denmark, Hamlet's mother HHORATIOFriend to Hamlet LLAERTESSon of Polonius GGRAVEDIGGERClown, digger of Ophelia's grave

Hamlet, Act V · Scene IA churchyard

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Hamlet, Act V, Scene I

Hamlet / Act V, Scene I

What happens here

Hamlet, returned from his journey, comes upon a gravedigger singing as he digs. Hamlet reflects on the skulls being unearthed. A funeral procession approaches — the corpse is Ophelia's. When Laertes in his grief leaps into her grave and curses Hamlet as the cause of her death, Hamlet comes forward and they struggle, with Hamlet protesting his own love and grief for Ophelia.

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HHAMLETPrince of Denmark CCLAUDIUSKing of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle GGERTRUDEQueen of Denmark, Hamlet's mother HHORATIOFriend to Hamlet LLAERTESSon of Polonius GGRAVEDIGGERClown, digger of Ophelia's grave

Act V · Scene IA churchyard

What happens here

Hamlet, returned from his journey, comes upon a gravedigger singing as he digs. Hamlet reflects on the skulls being unearthed. A funeral procession approaches — the corpse is Ophelia's. When Laertes in his grief leaps into her grave and curses Hamlet as the cause of her death, Hamlet comes forward and they struggle, with Hamlet protesting his own love and grief for Ophelia.

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HHAMLETPrince of Denmark CCLAUDIUSKing of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle GGERTRUDEQueen of Denmark, Hamlet's mother HHORATIOFriend to Hamlet LLAERTESSon of Polonius GGRAVEDIGGERClown, digger of Ophelia's grave

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