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Scene Summaries |
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Act 1 Scene 3: Laertes says goodbye to his sister, Ophelia. Hamlet and Ophelia have been seeing each other romantically, and Laertes is concerned. He warns Ophelia not to give her love to freely. Their father, Polonius, hurries Laertes along to his departing ship and then tells Ophelia that he doesnt want her to see Prince Hamlet again. Ophelia promises to obey. |
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Act 2 Scene 1: Ophelia tells her father of a strange encounter with Hamlet. She reveals that she has ceased all contact with Hamlet, as her father had ordered. Polonius decides that Hamlet has lost his mind because of his love for Ophelia. Polonius rushes to tell the King and Queen. |
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Act 3 Scene 1: Polonius and Claudius eavesdrop on Hamlet and Ophelia to try to discover if Ophelias rejection has caused Hamlets madness. |
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Act 3 Scene 2: Ophelia will not open herself up to Hamlet again, and she doesnt like the way hes acting in front of everyone. |
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Act 4 Scene 5: Ophelia has gone mad because of the death of her father and the loss of Hamlets love. Everyone is affected by the change in Ophelia. Ophelia feels wicked because she was not honest with Hamlet and now she feels she caused Hamlet to go mad. |
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Act 4 Scene 7: Ophelia drowns herself. It is thought to be suicide do to all the recent sadness she had to go thought. |
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Act 5 Scene 1: Ophelias Funeral. |
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