Hamlet tells Horatio how he discovered the king's plot against him and turned the tables on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Osric arrives to ask that Hamlet fence with Laertes; Hamlet agrees despite misgivings. Hamlet is winning the match when Gertrude drinks from the poisoned cup Claudius prepared for Hamlet. Laertes wounds Hamlet with the poisoned rapier; in the scuffle they exchange weapons and Hamlet wounds Laertes. As Gertrude dies, Laertes discloses the plot. Hamlet kills Claudius. Before dying, Hamlet asks Horatio to tell the full story and gives his support for Fortinbras's kingship. Fortinbras arrives, claims the crown, and orders a military funeral for Hamlet.
Hamlet tells Horatio how he discovered the king's plot against him and turned the tables on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Osric arrives to ask that Hamlet fence with Laertes; Hamlet agrees despite misgivings. Hamlet is winning the match when Gertrude drinks from the poisoned cup Claudius prepared for Hamlet. Laertes wounds Hamlet with the poisoned rapier; in the scuffle they exchange weapons and Hamlet wounds Laertes. As Gertrude dies, Laertes discloses the plot. Hamlet kills Claudius. Before dying, Hamlet asks Horatio to tell the full story and gives his support for Fortinbras's kingship. Fortinbras arrives, claims the crown, and orders a military funeral for Hamlet.