Hamlet Act V Summary (Part 1)

Two gravediggers shovel out a grave for Ophelia. They argue whether Ophelia should be buried in the churchyard, since her death seemed like a suicide. Hamlet and Horatio enter. Hamlet asks the gravedigger whose grave he digs. After a few jokes amongst the two, Hamlet realizes that Ophelia is dead. At the same moment, Laertes enters with the priest. Laertes is infuriated with the priest because the priest doesn't want to bury her in the graveyard. He mentions that this is a "Christian buriel" and that Ophelia's sin makes her unholy. Laertes then leaps into Ophelia's grave and so does Hamlet. Hamlet begins to fight with Laertes. Hamlet cries that he would do things for Ophelia that Laertes could not dream of. The combatants are pulled apart and Hamlet storms off. At this point in the play, it seems like Hamlet actually loved Ophelia. Although, he actions previously, showed otherwise. Even Ophelia's brother and father warned her about Hamlet's false love towards her.