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Hamlet—Act 5, Scene 1

Hamlet—Act 5, Scene 1. As the scene opens we see a comic exchange b/w the gravediggers on what constitutes suicide. We also see discussion of church law that forbids funeral burial.

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Hamlet—Act 5, Scene 1

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  1. Hamlet—Act 5, Scene 1 • As the scene opens we see a comic exchange b/w the gravediggers on what constitutes suicide. • We also see discussion of church law that forbids funeral burial. • Line 67—Hamlet is bothered by the gravedigger’s mirth, but Horatio allays Hamlet’s unease by telling him that custom has brought him ease.

  2. Hamlet—Act 5, Scene 1 • Lines 105-110—Hamlet ponders the cruelty that the reward of life is death. • Hamlet and the Gravedigger talk. • He tells Hamlet, whom he does not recognize, that Hamlet was sent away to England b/c he was mad.

  3. Hamlet—Act 5, Scene 1 • Hamlet finds the scull of Yorick, his childhood jester. • This prompts Hamlet to lament that all life will eventually turn to dust. • Ophelia’s funeral begins, and Laertes loses control of his emotions and leaps into her grave.

  4. Hamlet—Act 5, Scene 2 • Lines 40-62—We learn of Hamlet’s false document that he sent with R+G that resulted in their deaths. • The play concludes with nearly every character dying. • As Hamlet lay dying, Fortinbras arrives and is named king of DK, per Hamlet’s instruction

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