In what sense does the gravediggers scene serve as a dramatic relief in Hamlet Hamlet written between and is a masterpiece by William Shakespeare - The gravediggers' scene Act Scene in Hamlet is a dramatic relief primarily through its dark humour and witty banter between the gravediggers and Prince Hamlet Amidst the play's intense psychological and emotional turmoil the scene provides a temporary rest for both the characters and the audience Comedic Elements The comedic elements such as the gravediggers' playful exchange of riddles and their humorous observations about death and mortality contrast the heaviness of the surrounding events This juxtaposition allows the audience to momentarily step back from the intensity of the main plotline Again dramatic relief occurs when Hamlet asks whose grave the gravedigger is digging The gravedigger playfully responds that it's his own grave Hamlet retorts that it should be as the gravedigger is inside it Hamlet