Hamlet Act 4

After Hamlet leaves with Polonius' body Gertrude goes right away to tell Claudius what has happened. Claudius is angered and sends Hamlet's friends to take the body from Hamlet. Claudius wants the body to preform funeral services. When the two friends find Hamlet they ask him where the body is. Hamlet will not answer, he gives them snide remarks but refuses to tell where the body is. They bring Hamlet to Claudius. Since they don't have Polonius they bring Hamlet. Claudius tells Hamlet that he must leave at once to go to England. At the end of the scene Claudius tells the audience that he plans to kill Hamlet before he is able to come back. He will never bother them again.
Fortinbras is on his way to Poland. As Hamlet travels to England they cross paths. Fortinbras in in great hurry and is always planning. Hamlet realizes that this is what he must do to kill Claudius. He makes a plan and soon puts it into action.
Back at the castle Gertrude learns that Ophelia is mad. She comes in singing of death goes on and on and gives people flowers. Claudius is mad about Ophelia and now Laertes has returned and is very angry. Laertes comes in and is mad at Claudius and he tells him that he never killed anyone and he is not responsible to Polonius' death. Laertes is devestated that Ophelia is going crazy.
A messenger gives Horatio a letter saying that Hamlet is coming back to Denmark on a pirate ship. Claudius also gets a letter saying that Hamlet is returning to Denmark. Claudius and Laertes make a plan to take Hamlet's life. Laertes is going to fence Hamlet with a poisoned sword. If that doesn't work Claudius will have a poisoned cup of wine for him to drink after his win. This will for sure kill him. Gertrude comes in and tells everyone that Ophelia has drowned.