This new act starts with two grave diggers, where Shakespeare is trying to lighten the mood within the play. They are preparing the grave for Ophelia but are discussing the fact that she is being buried in a Catholic cemetery even though she killed herself, which is against the teaching of Catholicism. They say that only the rich are allowed to do these things against god. Hamlet and Horatio enter and the jovial nature of which the grave diggers perform their job disturbs Hamlet. This is characterised when Hamlets has a conversation with one of the grave diggers and the grave digger just throws up some skulls he finds while digging, one turning out to be someone who Hamlet knows. Hamlet discovers that Ophelia is to be buried in one of these graves and interrupts the procession saying that he was the one that only loved her truly, getting into a scuffle with Laertes. It is broken up and Hamlet leaves, where Horatio is sent to look after him. Claudius reminds Laertes of the plan they made earlier.