In this scene Polonius is trying to get Reynaldo to go find out information about Leartes. Hamlet also visited Ophelia in her house, and Polonius thinks he made a big mistake by telling Hamlet to stay away from her. He thinks he is the reason he is going insane.

Act 2 Scene 2

In the beginning of the scene Claudius trys to get Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two of Hamlets good friends, to go talk to him, and try to cheer him up a little. Polonius thinks hamlet is going crazy because he isn’t allowed to be with Ophelia. When Rosencrantz and Guildenstern finally meet with Hamlet they tell him that they where sent. Then Hamlet plays that he is insane by saying “I lost all my mirth.”

Act 4, Scene 1

In Act 4, Scene 1, Claudius, Gertrude, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern are gathered. Claudius knows something is troubling Gertrude and she asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to leave the room. She then tells Claudius how Hamlet’s gone completely mad and killed Polonius. He tells her how Hamlet could have killed one of them as easily, so they conclude that they will ship him off to England. Claudius then calls for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and tells them to find Hamlet and bring Polonius’s body to the chapel. It is apparent that Claudius is full of fear.

Act 4, Scene 2

In Act 4, Scene 2, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern enter with other men, telling Hamlet to give them the body and go with them to see the king. He calls them sponges and says they do whatever the king says, but that they are simply being used. They do not understand. Hamlet tells them to take him to the king, and they all exit.

Act 4, Scene 3

In Act 4, Scene 3, Hamlet speaks to Claudius, telling him that worms eat the flesh of the dead, whether they are beggars or kings, and people use worms to fish, then eat the fish that they catch, therefore beggars eat kings. Hamlet doesn’t tell Claudius where Polonius is when asked. Claudius explains to him that they are sending him back to England. After everyone leaves the room, except for Claudius, he speaks and states how he told the king of England to execute Hamlet when he gets there.

Act 4, Scene 4

In Act 4, Scene 4, Fortinbras is speaking with the Captain about passing through Denmark, telling the Captain to give the Danish king his greetings. Hamlet approaches the Captain and asks what they are doing. The captain explains that they are going to win a small patch of land. Hamlet then contemplates how foolishly violent men become over power.

Act 4, Scene 5

In Act 4, Scene 5, Gertrude speaks to Ophelia, who’s gone mad over her father’s death. A messenger then comes in and tells the king that Laertes has arrived, leading rebellion to overthrow the king. Laertes walks in, furious, seeking revenge on his father’s murderer (believing the murderer is Claudius). Claudius and Gertrude claim it wasn’t the King and tell Laertes that they will tell him who the murderer is.

Act 4, Scene 6

In Act 4, Scene 6, sailors arrive and give Horatio a letter from Hamlet, telling Horatio that pirates captured him. He writes that the sailors have letters for the king that must get to him. He then tells Horatio that the sailors will lead Horatio to him.

Act 4, Scene 7

In Act 4, Scene 7, Laertes and Claudius are talking about killing Hamlet. Claudius gets the letter from Hamlet, which states that Hamlet will be arriving in Denmark the next day to speak to him. Claudius then tells Laertes his plot to kill Hamlet: he will set up a fencing match between Hamlet and Laertes. Laertes will have a sharpened sword, however, and will kill Hamlet. If that plan fails, as back up, Laertes will make Hamlet work really hard so that he gets thirsty. Claudius will then have a cup prepared for Hamlet that is filled with poison. When Claudius is finished explaining the plan to Laertes, Gertrude walks in with news that Ophelia has drowned herself.

Act 5 Scene 1

This scene is the “Gravedigger” scene. Basically after Ophelia died, they decided to have her buried in a Christian burial. After a while Hamlet came with Horatio, to see what was going on. Hamlet asked the gravedigger who was being buried there, and he refused to tell Hamlet. He felt Ophelia shouldn’t have been buried there since she took her own life. Hamlet and the gravedigger were going back and forth in an argument because he wasn’t backing down to Hamlet. The funeral took place, while Claudius and Hamlet has a few words to say about Ophelia. Hamlet was explaining how he really loved and cared for Ophelia.

Act 5 Scene 2

Hamlet and Horatio start this scene by talking about how Claudius set a trap to kill Hamlet. Osric arrives and starts talking about how wonderful Laertes is. Osric basically came to tell Hamlet that the king bet a dozen rounds between Hamlet and Laertes, he wouldn’t beat Hamlet by more than three hits. While watching Hamlet and Laertes fence, Gertrude drinks a poisoned drink and collapses. She tells Hamlet that she had been poisoned and she dies. The blade Hamlet got cut with had poison on it, so he stabs Claudius with it. Hamlet forces the drink down Claudius throat, and he also dies. Hamlet dies from his wound, which had poison on it.