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** Seconded. The Ophelia in the production I saw had a heartbreakingly plaintive voice--and there was an extra dimension added to the scene by the fact that the guy who played Laertes was ''really her brother.''

* This troper's (different troper) favorite Hamlet played the title character as highly emotional, almost [[Hot Blooded]], and Horatio as, essentially, his [[Morality Chain]] [[Ho Yay|about one step away from]] [[Cooldown Hug|Cooldown Hugs]]. So watching Horatio [[Heroic BSOD|completely lose it]] at Hamlet's death and desperately try to drink from the goblet was ''heartwrenching''.

* The 2008 RSC version is even worse about this-- rather than an epic, tragic moment, the end is filmed ''very'' intimately between Hamlet and Horatio. After Hamlet's death, Horatio, in tears, delivers [[Goodnight Sweet Prince|his famous line]], kisses him on the forehead, and gently rocks his body. ''And that's where they end it''.

* The 2008 RSC version is even worse about this-- rather than an epic, tragic moment, the end is filmed ''very'' intimately between Hamlet and Horatio. After Hamlet's death, Horatio, in tears, delivers [[Goodnight, Sweet Prince|his famous line]], kisses him on the forehead, and gently rocks his body. ''And that's where they end it''.

* The closet scene with Gertrude, especially when Hamlet presents her with the pictures of his dead father and his uncle and shouts at her for breaking her vows to his father.

* Depending on your interpretation of Hamlet's character, the famed "Alas, poor Yorick" speech can be greatly moving. If you subscribe to the belief that Hamlet, in his heart of hearts, never truly wanted to kill for his father, then this scene shows the artistic, intelligent Hamlet shining through. His father wasn't necessarily close to him, we learn he wasn't event there at his birth, and Hamlet has done quite a bit to avoid committing revenge for his father. Right before the end, we get this glimpse into his mind, where he sees the skull of a man who truly was close to him, that treated him like a son, and who quite importantly never came back to haunt him with demands. The play riddled with deception, this moment can be seen as one last look at the true Hamlet before he goes through with revenge against his better judgment. When performed with that honesty and raw pain, this speech never fails to bring this troper to tears.