王子复仇记-7

When Hamlet went ashore, he wrote to Claudius, telling him of his return to Denmark. He said in the letter that he would like to tell him everything that had happened at sea. He did not refer to the letter written to the English king. He also wrote to his best friend, Horatio, asking him to come to meet him the next day.

The following day they met, and Hamlet told Horatio that the king had planned to kill him in England. They began walking toward the castle.

As they came near the castle, they saw two old men digging a grave. "Whose grave are you digging, old men?" asked Hamlet. They answered so uncertainly and strangely that Hamlet could not understand what they were saying. Little did he think that it was a grave for his dear Ophelia.

While Hamlet was away from Denmark, a very sad thing had happened to Ophelia. She began to lose her mind after she learned that her father had been killed by Hamlet. From then on she often walked around the castle alone, singing sadly. One day when she was walking near a stream, singing a sad love song, she found some pretty flowers there. Trying to pick them up, she slipped down the bank into the stream. Some time later she was found drowned. Neither Hamlet nor Horatio knew about this unhappy event.

A few minutes later, a group of men and women came to the grave. Hamlet and Horatio saw, among them, the king and queen, and Laertes, Ophelia's brother. They were carrying the dead body of Ophelia. Hamlet and Horatio hid themselves behind the bushes in order that they might not be seen by them.

Ophelia was laid into the grave. The priest began the funeral service for her. While the priest was praying, the queen threw some beautiful flowers into the grave, saying, "Now that you are dead, I hope you may have peace in heaven, my dear sweet lady. I had hoped that you would become my Hamlet's wife."

Then suddenly Laertes jumped into the grave and held her in his arms.

"You were the loveliest sister in the world. Why did you kill yourself? Bury me alive beside you," cried Laertes.

Upon hearing Laertes' words, Hamlet rushed out of the bushes and jumped into the grave. He intended to take Ophelia into his arms.

"I loved Ophelia much more than you, Laertes. Give me back my Ophelia," cried Hamlet to him.

As Laertes thought Hamlet was responsible for his sister's death as well as for his father's, he wanted to kill him. He said to Hamlet, "It is you, Hamlet, who killed my father and sister. Though you are the prince of our country, I cannot forgive you. I will kill you here, today, for my poor family."

They started fighting in the grave. But soon they were separated by the other men who were there.

After Hamlet and Horatio had left the grave of Ophelia, the king called Laertes to him and told him that he had an idea. He advised Laertes to have a friendly sword fight with Hamlet at the hall of the castle the next day. Upon hearing the king's plan, Laertes agreed with him. This wicked king, Claudius, was going to capitalize on the grief and anger of Laertes for the death of his father and sister to destroy Hamlet.

哈姆雷特上岸时，就写信给克劳迪斯，告诉他他已经返回丹麦了。他

在信中表示他想将海上所发生的事一一告诉克劳迪斯。他没有提到那封写给英格兰国王的信。他也写信给他的挚友荷瑞修，要荷瑞修次日来见他。

第二天他们见面了，哈姆雷特把国王计划在英格兰要杀死他的事告诉了荷瑞修。他们开始朝城堡的方向走去。

他们来到城堡附近时，看见两个老人家正在挖一个墓穴。『老伯，你们正在挖谁的墓穴呢？』哈姆雷特问道。他们的回答既不确定又很怪异，以致

哈姆雷特无法了解他们在说些什幺。他万万没想到这个墓穴是用来埋葬他心爱的欧菲莉亚的。

哈姆雷特离开丹麦的时候，一件令人非常伤心的事发生在欧菲莉亚的身上。在她获知她的父亲被哈姆雷特杀死之后，她便失去理智了。从那时起，她就经常一个人悲伤地唱着歌绕着城堡走。有一天当她唱着一首哀伤的情歌，走近一条小溪流时，她发现那里有一些美丽的花朵。她设法要去摘那些花，却从溪岸失足滑落溪里去。过了一段时间被人发现时，她已经溺死了。哈姆雷特和荷瑞修都不知道这件不幸的事。

过了几分钟，一群男女来到墓穴边。在人群之中哈姆雷特和荷瑞修看到国王和皇后，以及欧菲莉亚的哥哥莱尔提斯，他们正在搬运欧菲莉亚的遗体。哈姆雷特和荷瑞修躲在矮树丛后面，以免被他们看见。

欧菲莉亚被安置在墓穴内。牧师开始为她举行葬礼仪式。当牧师正在祷告的时候，皇后撒了一些花到墓穴里，同时说道：『我亲爱的小姐，既然你已经去世了，我希望你在天堂可以得到安宁。我曾希望你能成为我的儿子哈姆雷特的妻子。』

就在那时莱尔提斯突然跳进墓穴中，将欧菲莉亚抱在怀中。

『你是世上最美丽的妹妹。为什幺你要自杀呢？将我活埋在你身边吧，』莱尔提斯哭着说。

哈姆雷特一听到莱尔提斯的话，立刻从矮树丛后冲出来跳进墓穴中。他想要把欧菲莉亚抱入怀中。

『我比你更爱欧菲莉亚，莱尔提斯，把我的欧菲莉亚还给我。』哈姆雷特对莱尔提斯大叫。

由于莱尔提斯想到哈姆雷特要为他妹妹和父亲的死负责时，巴不得想杀

死他。他对哈姆雷特说：『哈姆雷特，杀死我父亲和妹妹的是你。虽然你是我国的王子，但是我不会宽恕你。今天我要在这里为我可怜的家人杀死你。』

他们开始在墓穴中打斗。但是很快地他们被在场的其它人拉开了。

哈姆雷特和荷瑞修离开基穴之后，国王召唤莱尔提斯到他面前，告诉他说他有一个好主意。国王建议莱尔提斯隔天在城堡的大厅跟哈姆雷特举行一场剑击友谊赛。莱尔提斯听到国王的计划时，立刻表示同意。克劳迪斯这个邪恶的国王打算利用莱尔提斯因为他父亲和妹妹的死而产生的悲伤和愤怒来铲除哈姆雷特。