1/1
Elsinore. A platform before the castle. Francisco is at his post;
Bernardo enters and relieves him; Horatio and Marcellus enter;
Francisco exits. The men discuss the ghost; the ghost enters;
the men speak; the ghost exits; the men discuss the ghost; the ghost
enters; Horatio questions the ghost again; the ghost exits; the men
decide to tell Hamlet about the ghost.
1/2
A room of state in the castle. The king and queen, Hamlet,
Polonius, Laertes, Voltimand, Corenlius, Lords, and attendants enter;
the king sends Voltimand and Cornelius to the Norwegian king; Voltimand
and Cornelius exit. The king allows Laertes to return to
France. The king and queen reproach Hamlet for his
mournfulness; Hamlet agrees to stay at Elsinore; all exit, except
Hamlet. Hamlet soliloquizes on his desire to die and on
the
ease with which the queen remarried. Horatio, Marcellus, and
Bernardo enter and report they have seen the ghost; Hamlet arranges to
watch with them that night; Horatio, Marcellus, and Bernardo exit;
Hamlet speaks
and exits.
1/3
A room in Polonius' house. Laertes advises Ophelia to receive
Hamlet prudently; Polonius enters and tells Laertes how he should
conduct himself; Laertes exits. Polonius tells Ophelia to
behave circumspectly with Hamlet.
1/4
The platform before the castle. Hamlet, Horatio, and
Marcellus speak; the ghost enters; Hamlet addresses it; the ghost
beckons; Horatio and Marcellus try to restrain Hamlet, who repulses
them and exits with the ghost; Horatio and Marcellus follow.
1/5
Another part of the platform. The ghost tells Hamlet he is
the spirit of Hamlet's father, who was murdered by the king; the ghost
asks Hamlet to punish the king, but to spare the queen; the ghost
exits. Hamlet soliloquizes; Horatio and Marcellus enter;
Hamlet swears them to silence; the ghost, below, demands secrecy.
2/1
Elsinore. A room in Polonius' house. Polonius sends Reynaldo
to Paris to report on Laertes' behaviour;Reynaldo exits.
Ophelia enters and says that Hamlet seems to have gone mad; Polonius
exits to tell the king.
2/2
A room in the castle. The king and queen, Rosencrantz,
Guildenstern, and attendants enter; the king asks Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern to discover what is troubling Hamlet;
Rosencrantz,
Guildenstern, and some attendants exit. Polonius enters,
speaks, and exits. Voltimand and Cornelius enter, report, and
exit. Polonius suggests they secretly observe Hamlet with
Ophelia; the king, the queen, and attendants exit. Hamlet
enters and speaks to Polonius; Rosencrntz and Guildenstern enter;
Polonius exits; Hamlet says he has lost interest in life.
Rosencrantz speaks; Polonius enters and announces the arrival
of the players. Some players enter; the first player a
speech; Hamlet asks Polonius to look after the players; Polonius exits
with all the players, except the first player. Hamlet and the
first player speak; the first player exits; Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern exit. Hamlet soliloquizes on his own inaction
and determines to confirm the king's guilt.
3/1
Elsinore. A room in the castle. The king and queen, Polonius, Ophelia,
Rosencratz, and Guildenstern enter; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern speak;
Polonius says Hamlet wants the king to attend the play; Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern exit. The king and Polonius speak about Hamlet; the queen
exits; the king and Polonius speak, then exit. Hamlet enters
and wonders whether or not to be. Ophelia enters; Hamlet
tells her to enter a nunnery; Hamlet exits; Ophelia regrets
the breakdown of Hamlet's noble mind. The king and Polonius enter; the
king decides to send Hamlet to England; Polonius suggests the queen
question Hamlet.
3/2
A hall in the castle. Hamlet asks the players not to overact;
the players exit. Polonius, Rosencratz, and Guildenstern
enter, speak, and exit. Horatio enters; Hamlet asks Horatio
to observe the king for signs of guilt. The king and queen, Polonius,
Ophelia, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, lords and guards enter; they speak
to Hamlet. The player king, player queen, and poisoner enter, enact a
dumb-show, and exit; Hamlet and Ophelia comment; Prologue enters,
speaks, and exits; Hamlet and Ophelia comment; the player king and
player queen enter and speak; the player queen exits; the audience
comments; a player enters as Lucianus and poisons the player king. The
king rises; the play is stopped; all exit, except Hamlet and Horatio,
who now are convinced of the king's guilt. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
enter and speak; the players enter with recorders; Hamlet is scornful
of Guildenstern's manipulations. Polonius enters, calls
Hamlet to the queen, and exits; Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Horatio, and
players exit. Hamlet soliloquizes.
3/3
A room in the castle. The king commissions Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
to accompany Hamlet to England; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
exit. Polonius enters, and says he will hide in the queen's
room; Polonius exits. The king soliloquizes about his guilt and lack of
repentance; Hamlet enters, but refrains from killing the king.
3/4
The queen's closet. The queen and Polonius enter; Polonius
hides. Hamlet enters; the queen and Hamlet criticize each
other; Polonius cries out; Hamlet stabs the arras and kills
Polonius. Hamlet uncovers Polonius; he continues to castigate
the queen; the ghost enters; Hamlet and the ghost speak; the ghost
exits. The queen thinks Hamlet is mad; they speak; Hamlet removes
Polonius.
4/1
A room in the castle. The king and queen, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern
enter; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern exit; the queen says that Hamlet
has killed Polonius; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern enter; the king tells
them to seek Hamlet and the corpse; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern exit;
the king
speaks.
4/2
Another room in the castle. Hamlet enters, followed by
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern; they summon Hamlet to the king.
4/3
Another room in the castle. The king, and attendants enter;
the king says that Hamlet is dangerous. Rosencrantz enters and speaks;
Hamlet and Guildenstern enter; the king and Hamlet speak; attendants
exit to recover the body. The king says Hamlet must leave for
England; Hamlet exits; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern exit. The
king soliloquizes on Hamlet's planned execution in England.
4/4
A plain in Denmark. Fortinbras, a captain, and soldiers
enter; Fortinbras speaks; all exit, except the captian. Hamlet,
Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and others enter; Hamlet and the captain
speak; the captain exits; all exit, except Hamlet.
Hamlet soliloquizes on honor.
4/5
Elsinore. A room in the castle. The queen and Horatio discuss Ophelia's
madness; Horatio exits, and re-enters with Ophelia; Ophelia sings; the
king enters; Ophelia sings, and exits; Horatio exits. The
king enumerates the recent sorrows. A gentleman enters and
says that Laertes and a mob are about to break in; Laertes enters,
armed, Danes following; the Danes retire. Laertes demands an
explanation of Polonius' death; the king calms him; Ophelia enters,
sings, speaks madly, and exits; the king promises Laertes satisfaction.
4/6
Another room in the castle. Horatio and a servant enter and
speak; the servant exits. Sailors enter; the first sailor
gives Horatio a letter from Hamlet which describes Hamlet's return to
Denmark.
4/7
Another room in the castle. The king and Laertes enter and
speak; a messenger enters with letters from Hamlet; the messenger
exits. The king and Laertes plot to kill Hamlet.
The queen enters and says that Ophelia has drowned; Laertes exits.
5/1
Elsinore. A churchyard. Two clowns enter and discuss the
circumstances of Ophelia's death; Hamlet and Horatio enter at a
distance; the second clown exits. Hamlet and the first clown
discuss death. The king and queen, Laertes, lords, and
priests enter with Ophelia's corpse; Laertes complains about the
unceremonious funeral; Laertes leaps into the grave in despair; Hamlet
also leaps into the grave; Laertes attacks Hamlet; attendants part
them; Hamlet says he loved Ophelia; Hamlet exits; Horatio exits.
5/2
A hall in the castle. Hamlet and Horatio enter; Hamlet
describes how he escaped execution. Osric enters and says
that Laertes challenges Hamlet to a duel; Osric exits. A lord
enters, speaks, and exits; the king and queen, Laertes,
lords, Osric, and attendants enter; Hamlet apologizes to Laertes; they
choose their foils and fence. Hamlet hits Laertes; Hamlet
refuses the king's offer of wine; Hamlet hits Laertes again.
The queen drinks from the poisoned cup. Laertes wounds
Hamlet; they change rapiers, and Hamlet wounds Laertes. The
queen falls, says her drink was poisoned, and dies.
Laertes falls; he tells Hamlet that the foil is poisoned and the king
is to blame; Hamlet stabs the king; the king dies.
Laertes and Hamlet forgive each other; Laertes dies. Hamlet asks
Horatio to vindicate him; Hamlet dies. Fortinbras, English
ambassadors, and attendants enter; the first ambassador
reports that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have been executed.
Horatio promises to recount what took place; Fortinbras orders a
military funeral for Hamlet.
