Hire's Hamlet Log Act 5

Act 5:1

Number 3: Why is the gravedigger so worked up about how Ophelia died? Isn’t his job just to dig graves? Why does he care? Is he a comic relief character? He says some pretty funny stuff. And you thought I laid on the sarcasm pretty thick. For example: Hamlet asks: “who’s grave is this” GD responds “mind, my lord.” Haha. I love this guy. Anyways, I think they are obsessing over her death because 1) Shakespeare wants the audience to think about it, put that idea of suicide that has been talked so much about in this play back into our brains…noting everyone’s religious background and all... and 2) comic relief…hey it’s Act 5 and it was always a “tough crowd” in Shakespeare’s day.

Number ? (The quotes one…) What line… said by Gertrude…is quoted in a famous horror flick. Oh the irony… I’ll make that an extra credit question! First to respond correctlywith the line and the movie name gets a late pass. (Hurry, or Sreyas will Google it first!)

Number 8: Now, Shakespeare plays only include significant stage directions. We have in this scene both Laetres and Hamlet jumping into Ophelia’s grave and fighting. What a sweet fight scene! Shakespeare, you are genius. Thank you for being born.

Act 5:2

Orsic – another great comic relief character.

How did R&G die? Parallel Polonius?

What do you think the fencing scene looks like on stage?

Is Hamlet’s revenge fulfilled?