What do the gravediggers say about Ophelia’s burial? She shouldn’t be getting a burial because she committed suicide.
What does the gravedigger say about Ophelia?
The second gravedigger says she is, and orders the first to hurry up and dig the grave. The two debate whether Ophelia willingly took her own life or simply drowned. The second gravedigger believes Ophelia did kill herself, and is only being given a proper burial because of her noble status.
What conclusion do the gravediggers come to about Ophelia’s burial?
He tosses skulls and parries with the possibilities of what each may have been in life. He asks the gravedigger whose grave he is in, and the gravedigger plays with puns, finally asserting that the grave is one who was a woman.