In a parody of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Yakko acts out Act V, Scene I of the tragedy. Dot translates his speech to contemporary English as he acts out his lines.

Hamlet asks himself if it is better to be alive or to be dead. The burden of life is too much to bear at times.

Harris and SanDeE are at a cemetery where William Shakespeare is buried. They speak to one of the gravediggers, who picks up a skull and says it has been there for 35 years. Harris finds out the skull belongs to someone he knew, and SanDeE recites some phrases from Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Arnold, Helga, and a few other classmates act in a play titled Romeo and Juliet. Their play is a short summary of the Shakespearean tragedy.

Shakespeare starts writing a new that glorifies his muse, Viola. He gives us a glimpse into his next masterpiece, Twelfth Night.