These are the events arranged in chronological order: </span> Hamlet tells Horatio that he arranged to have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern killed. Orsic tells Hamlet that Claudius has arranged a fencing match between Hamlet and Laertes. Hamlet asks Laertes to forgive him for the death of Polonius. Hamlet scores two hits, but refuses a drink from the cup with the "poison pearl." Gertrude drinks from the poisoned cup Laertes wounds Hamlet with the "envenomed" (poisoned) sword. Hamlet wounds Laertes with the poisoned sword. The Queen dies. Laertes confesses the plot to kill Hamlet as Laertes is dying. Hamlet stabs Claudius and then forces him to drink from the poisoned cup. Horatio tries to drink from the poisoned cup, but Hamlet stops him. Hamlet names Fortinbras as the next king before he dies.
1) Hamlet tells Horatio that he arranged to have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern killed. 2) </span><span>Orsic tells Hamlet that Claudius has arranged a fencing match between Hamlet and Laertes. 3) </span><span>Hamlet asks Laertes to forgive him for the death of Polonius. 4) </span><span>Hamlet scores two hits, but refuses a drink from the cup with the "poison pearl." 5) </span><span>Gertrude drinks from the poisoned cup </span>6) <span>Laertes wounds Hamlet with the "envenomed" (poisoned) sword. 7) </span><span>Hamlet wounds Laertes with the poisoned sword. 8) </span><span>The Queen dies. </span><span>9) Laertes confesses the plot to kill Hamlet as Laertes is dying. 10) </span><span>Hamlet stabs Claudius and then forces him to drink from the poisoned cup. 11) </span><span>Horatio tries to drink from the poisoned cup, but Hamlet stops him. </span>12) <span>Hamlet names Fortinbras as the next king before he dies.</span>
One stands in front of a Rostrum and one stands upon the Rostra. ... During the late Republic the rostra was used as a place to display the heads of defeated political enemies. Gaius Marius and consul Lucius Cornelius Cinna captured Rome in 87 BC and placed the head of the defeated consul, Gnaeus Octavius, on the Rostra.