Finale

Oh poor Laertes, if only you knew. I never meant for you and your family to have to go through this, but it all conflicted in my attempt to avenge my father's death. You were just another casualty of someone else's wrongdoing, so it really shouldn't be me you were after, but Claudius.

Oh mother, I loved you dearly and all I ever wanted was for you to be safe! Stupid Claudius just had to go and ruin our lives. Sure, you may have married him, but deep down you still loved father and you know it. Not only did that horrible Claudius take father away from me, but he took YOU away from me in his attempt to get rid of me. I'm sorry mother, i really am.

And you, you wretched Claudius. The only one here who deserved this was you. Here I am next to three dead bodies, two of which should be alive and well. You, you sick man. In the end your greed and ambition got the best of you and I finally gave you what you deserved.

"Ham: Here, thou incestuous, murderous, damned Dane,/

          Drink off this potion.  Is thy union here?/

          Follow my mother./                                  [King dies.]"

                                   (Act 5, Scene 2)

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Oh this long overdue act is finally done. If anyone deserves to be king now, it is the good Fortinbras. Horatio, if you read this, make that known. As for me....... (dies).