And the Now, This is episode 21 and today we are finally in the very last scene of Hamlet.

That's right, Act 5, Scene 2.

This is where everything comes to a head

and a lot of stuff happens in this scene.

In fact, this scene can be divided into three parts. But before we go into that, we should announce our line for the day and it's right there on the title slide.

Good night, sweet prince and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

Say it again with me now.

Good night sweet prince and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest and one

more time good night sweet prince and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

Now as I was saying this scene can be divided into three parts. In the first part, Hamlet is speaking with Horatio

and tying up a bit up a loose end by describing in detail what happened on the ship

bound for England with Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern.

Hamlet describes how one night at sea he snuck into the cabin of his two old school chums feeling his way in the dark, located the sealed letter from King Claudius that they were bearing, and took it into

his own room.

When Hamlet opened it and read it, he was shocked, shocked to find out it was an order to the King of England from Claudius to chop Hamlet's

head off on the spot.

So Hamlet thinking quickly, grabbed another piece of parchment, and using his best handwriting,

wrote out another order as if it were from King Claudius.

Only in this new and improved letter, it is Rosenkranton-Gildenstern, who are to get whacked by the King of England instead of Hamlet.

In all of this, Hamlet felt as though he were being guided by some type of divine force.

And this is what he says about it.

There's a divinity that shapes our ends, rough hue them how we will.

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