Hamlet: Act 5

Scene 1

The gravediggers have a discussion over Ophelia's "Christian funeral."

Hamlet comments on how the gravedigger is singing when he is burying a dead body.

Hamlet is thirty 

Hamlet: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy"

Priest go to hell Ophelia to heaven states Laertis when the priests comments that Ophelia should not be having a Christian burial.

Hamlet jumps into Ophelia's burial where Laertis is and they fight. Hamlet professes his passionate love for Ophelia.

As Hamlet leaves Claudius tells Laertis to be patient about their conversation the night before about killing Hamlet. 

Hamlet: "dog will have his day"

Scene 2:

Hamlet explains to Horatio of a document he found ordering to kill him. He then explains how he rewrote the letter stating to kill the one's delivering this letter.

A courier, Osric, arrives with news from the king about him betting between the fight of Laertis and Hamlet. Hamlet agrees to it.

The fencing match begins with shaking hands and Hamlet's apology.

Hamlet has hit Laertis when Claudius tells Hamlet to drink (poisoned wine) before he goes on. He declines and states he will drink after. Queen Gertrude takes the drink instead even though Claudius states not too.

Laertis and Hamlet switch swords in battle and Hamlet hits him, Laertis had also hit him. The king states to stop and the queen collapses. Laertis also collapses (from the poisoned tipped sword that was now in Hamlet's hand)

Hamlet forces Claudius to drink the wine his mother drank. He dies.

Laertis explains the evil plan before he dies and asks for forgiveness.

Hamlet is also dying from the poison tipped sword. 

Fortinbras arrives to aware them that they carried out he king's order to kill Rozencrantz and Guildenstern.

Hamlet is honored as his dead body is carried out under Fortinbras's command.