When Ophelia dies in "Hamlet"

ACTIV

Think of the play’s structure—her tragic scene unfolds in the fourth part of this five-letter term.

This clue plays on the word "dies" in two ways. In Hamlet, Ophelia’s death happens in Act IV, which sounds like "act four"—shortened to "ACT IV" when written. The trick is recognizing that "dies" hints at the Roman numeral "IV" (4), turning the phrase into a pun for the answer.