Wrap up post for Hamlet:

Well, that escalated quickly.  Hamlet dies by means of Laertes' sword and Laertes by means of Hamlet's sword.  Gertrude dies by drinking the poisoned wine cup in which Claudius intended for Hamlet to drink out of.  Claudius dies by Hamlet making him drink out of the poisoned cup and then subsequently stabs him.  Claudius' death is fitting for a man who stirred up so much commotion in which there was no real need for.  What I found most intriguing is that Claudius lied even when about to die.  He claimed that Gertrude fainted from the sight of blood on the ground from the fight between Hamlet and Laertes.  I guess the saying that when someone dies, they reveal their true colors is correct after all.