We continue to trace Hamlet's psychological journey in his soliloquies as it relates to Hamlet's oscillating commitment to revenge his father's death. We then studied the use of repetition as a literary technique ,specifically repetition of the word "shuffling." Here , again in Act IV , the King tells Laertes he can ,through trickery or "shuffling" ,be sure to slay Hamlet. We studied how trickery or shuffling relates to the motif of reality /illusion. We then discussed the death of Ophelia noting how Hamlet is a villain -hero as he is responsible thus far for 4 deaths.Last, we began Act V and studied the use of the gravediggers as comic relief ,noting how they banter about the meaning of the word"act" ,the very thing Hamlet is yet to do other than in the dramatic sense of an actor.