Twists of Fate
I think twists of fate, was an appropriate theme for this act because of the many events that took place so unexpectedly towards the end. In general, Hamlet being sent to England came as a surprise to me. I was thinking more towards him staying around, and carrying out his revenge pretty quickly but instead he was sent off. Ophelia's death, was probably the most obvious example in this act. The details about her death were pretty unclear, and I was a bit confused but I defiantly didn't see it coming. I guess I just thought she would try to get revenge, or at least understand more about her fathers death, but she just seems to go crazy with no questions. Laertes comes back from France and is so completely misinformed and heated over his fathers death, that he is going to kill Claudius to get revenge. Just two acts ago this guy was asking the honorable king for permission to return to France. He seemed like a nice, respectable young man then and now hes seemed to have completely lost it. Some foreshadowing could be seen at the end, that suggested this theme could continue.
Personal Response
I didn't like this act as much as I have the others. There was a lot of action (Hamlet to England, Laertes return to Elsinore, Ophelia death) but it all happened so quickly I felt like there weren't enough details or descriptions. I kind of got lost in all the chaos. I really didn't like how they didn't tell us more about Ophelia's death (they better in the next act), it seemed like she was such a big character it would be inappropriate for her to die and us not know how. Lastly, I think someone needs to get a hold of Laertes, before he does something real stupid. He has just lost his whole family in two days, he is bound to do something reckless or ignorant.
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