ACT 5
MORTALITY AND DEATH
Hamlet
GRAVEYARD SCENE
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“Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio
OPHELIA’S FUNERAL
Did Hamlet love Ophelia?
 “I loved Ophelia”
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HAMLET’S DYING WORDS
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“I am dead, Horatio” (5.2.365)
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“The rest is silence” (5.2.395)
 “The
rest is silence”
 “The rest is silence”
HORATIO
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What does he symbolize in the play?
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TRUTH
 Brings
truth to Hamlet
 Hamlet seeks truth from Horatio
 Hamlet asks Horatio to “tell his story”: be sure
that the truth is told, record is straight