Ophelia appears before the royal couple. She is beside herself with grief. Her father, who she loved dearly, was murdered by her suitor, Hamlet. She sings strange songs in her madness. She leaves and suddenly an enraged Laertes and his followers, who call for Laertes to be kind, come before Claudius. Laertes thinks that Claudius is responsible for his father's death. Ophelia comes in, again showing how her grief has led to madness. Claudius tells Laertes he is not guilty and will prove it to him.
