Hamlet and Horatio are talking about the letter that Hamlet has found in which the King asks to the King of England to kill Hamlet.

Hamlet tells Horatio that he wrote another letter, and nobody noticed, and that he plans to kill the King.

Osric, a courtier arrives and greets Hamlet.

He says that he the King made a bet with Laertes.

The King has bet that in a dozen of passes between Hamlet and Laertes, Hamlet will win, twelve for nine.

Hamlet accepts and Osric goes away.

Some time later a gentelman arrives and asks Hamlet when he wants to duel and Hamlet answers that he is ready and they can start whenever they want.

The gentelman leaves and Hamlet tells Horatio that he'll win.

Everything is ready.

The King puts Laertes' hand in Hamlet's hand, and Hamlet apologises for his action, saying that it was his madness' fault.

Laertes accepts his apologies, but still wants to duel for his honor.

Hamlet is fine with it, and Osric gives them the swords and they get ready.

Some servants with flagons of wine arrive, and they begin.

Hamlet hits Laertes twice.

The Queen drinks the wine from the poisoned cup and offers it to Hamlet without knowing that it is poisoned.

Hamlet refuses the cup, too focused on the duel.

Laertes wounds Hamlet, then during the fight they exchange the swords and Hamlet wounds Laertes.

The Queen falls and says to Hamlet that the wine was poisoned and dies.

Laertes, since he is about to die, tells Hamlet about the poison on the sword and about the King plan.

Hamlet kills the King, Laertes asks for forgiveness and then dies.

Osric arrives and tells Hamlet that Fortinbras is here, and Hamlet tells Horatio that he gives Denmark's throne to Fortinbras, then dies.

Fortinbras arrives with the english ambassadors and soldiers.

An ambassadors tells Horatio that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead.

Horatio is going to tell Fortinbras what happened, and Fortinbras orders to move the bodies and they leave.