A1/A2 Makeup Work for Absent Students 2/5

Please read ACT V, scene i in Hamlet and answer the following:

1. Why are the Clowns/Gravediggers questioning the correctness of burying Ophelia?

2. What kind of answers does the First Clown/Gravedigger give to Hamlet's questions?

3. Whose skull does Hamlet hold, and what was their relationship?

4. What does the Queen confirm in her graveside comments?

5. What does Hamlet confirm about his feelings toward Ophelia?