'Hamlet' Act 5 Scene 2: Summary and Analysis

A brief summary and analysis of Act 5 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' 'Hamlet' is currently one of the literary options for the Grade 12 NSC English Home Language syllabus. 00:00 Introduction 00:13 Hamlet switched the letter for the King of England 00:54 Hamlet is called to a duel with Laertes 02:09 Claudius places a poisonous pearl into the wine 03:15 Hamlet and Laertes switch swords in a scuffle 03:54 Gertrude dies 04:35 Hamlet kills Claudius 05:18 Fortinbras is named King of Denmark 06:21 Fortinbras honours Hamlet as a soldier 07:00 Thank you