Hamlet- Act 5

Act 5-
Scene 1-
       The first clown and second clown are digging a grave for Ophelia. They said that she must have been defending herself from the water, but couldn't get away and that's how she drowned. It is a sin of the church that you must not commit suicide. If you do this you will not have proper funeral and you won't be buried in the church cemeatary.
        Hamlet and Horatio are on their way back to the castle when they see the first clown digging the grave. Hamlet asks who he's digging it for, but he won't answer Hamlet. The first clown just keeps talking around Hamlet's questions. Hamlet and Horatio hide because they hear people coming with a casket. He is surprised to see that it is Ophelia who has died. Before they are about to bury her Laertes jumps in the grave and says that he'll be buried alive with her. This angers Hamlet and he comes out from his hiding spot and insults Laertes, saying that he'll never love Ophelia as much as Hamlet does. The Queen tries to get Hamlet to calm down and says that he might not be as crazy as he seems.


Scene 2-
         When Hamlet was traveling to England he found that in the letters that Claudius was telling England to kill Hamlet. Hamlet couldn't believe this and rewrote the letters telling the King that he should kill the carriers of the letters immediately, all this was being told to Horatio. Once Hamlet was back to Denmark Osric comes to Hamlet asking him to fight. Hamlet was invited to fight Laertes, and Claudius has a bet saying that Laertes will win. 
            While Laertes and Hamlet are fighting Claudius poisons Hamlet's drinking cup. As the fight goes on the Queen give Hamlet her handkerchief, and takes a drink of Hamlet's cup. Claudius realizes that he's poisoned his wife, and he can't believe it. Laertes is then injured and so is Hamlet. They accidently exchange swords and Hamlet wounds Laertes with his own weapon. Then Laertes tells Hamlet that it was Claudius's fault, so Hamlet forces him to drink the poison and he dies.
             Through all this mayham Laertes dies from the poison on the sword. Hamlet says his goodbyes to Horatio and all the others watching and dies too. As Hamlet's dying he hears the horns from Fortinbras's army. They were on their way back from the win in Poland. Fortinbras was surprised to hear of all the deaths. In the end Horatio and Fortinbras sit down and talk about the happenings and the story behind it all.


Response-
           This reading goes by very quickly. I think this is because there are so many events that are happening. The acts of  Hamlet seem very calm for all of the camotion that is going on. This is because Hamlet knows he is going to die. He wants to die for his father. Hamlet has done all he can do to avenge his father's death. I think that the fact that Hamlet had to avenge his father's death drove him crazy because he didn't know how to do it. Hamlet didn't want to hurt anyone because that went against all he believe, but he thought if he didn't avenge his fathers death what is the point of living.
             After Hamlet finally found out that Claudius would die there was no other reason to live. Hamlet had done what he was asked to do and his life was lived for. I think this is a huge turning point in the story when Claudius dies because there is no fight to fight anymore. Hamlet has done all he can do. 
              Hamlet's tone in the start of the second scene is really angry and almost like he can't take anything anymore. As the fight goes on it builds up until finally when Hamlet forces Claudius to drink out of the goblet. This is the point where his craziness peaks and there is not more he can do. He doesn't show any emotion over his mother's death except that he wants to kill Claudius for killing her, but Hamlet was already going to do that anyways.