As I Lay Dying

Mood: Peaceful

Hamlet stood before me. The man I despised stood and watched my last breath. As I laid there, I had many revelations. It was obvious that the king had been the puppet master in this magnificent play. The king told me that Hamlet was responsible for my father's death. It was the king's idea to place poison on the end of my sword and he placed poison in the wine. I am almost certain that the king was also responsible for Old King Hamlet's death. It was my pleasure to watch Hamlet kill King Claudius. He got just what he deserved. I hope that Hamlet will forgive me for trying to kill him. I no longer hold Hamlet responsible for the deaths of my sister or father. I have died in peace after watching the death of King Claudius and coming to forgive Hamlet. Now I will join Ophelia, my father, and all the others in death.

Poor Ophelia

Mood: Depressed

The queen walked in and told me that my my sister had drowned. Poor Ophelia! Why did she have to be the one to suffer? I have already lost my father and now my sister is gone. Everything seemed to be going well and then ...... If I had only been here in Denmark. Would any of this have ever happened if I hadn't gone to Paris? Some question whether my sister killed herself. This cannot be true. I know that Ophelia would never do such. I hold Hamlet responsible for the deaths of my father and my sister. After my dad was murdered, Ophelia just went crazy. I wish I could have done something. Now I am left here, with a plot to kill Hamlet. The king has insured me that I will be able to kill the man who murdered my father and drove my sister to insanity. Right now, though, I just want to focus and see to it that my sister receives a proper burial. She deserves one.