This is the last straw that pushes her faithful brother Laertes to consider murder. Laertes comes back to Denmark when he hears of his father's death, and is prepared to see Polonius" murderer punished. ... Laertes responds with "I [have] a noble father lost; / A sister driven into desperate terms . ... He jokes around with Laertes, saying, "you but dally I am afeard you make a wanton of me" (5. 2. 301-303). ... Laertes realizes that he let passion and vengeance overcome his sane mind and now feels bad about it. ...

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Laertes is probably very sincere, as he wishes only the best for his sister. ... Perhaps Laertes knows something about Hamlet's reputation. Whatever his reasons, Laertes does not want Ophelia's buttons to be disclosed. ... She hopes that Laertes is not engaged in some "dalliance" himself She is worried that Laertes is going to "reck" his own "rede." ... you speak like a green girl", and Laertes treating her as though her judgment is suspect. ...

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She has no one else to turn to for a second love (remember, Laertes is still away at this point), so she simply goes insane and falls in the river. Now, Laertes experiences love lost from the deaths of both, his father and his sister. ... You could almost call Claudius his second love, since the King wooed Laertes into joining his plot against Hamlet. Laertes then feels betrayed by this so-called second love when he realizes his mistake in the dual, and as a result he tells Hamlet everything he knows. ...

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Her bother, Laertes, spends his time in other countries with various women when Ophelia needs him. ... The only three people Ophelia cares about, Polonius, Laertes, and Hamlet, do not care about Ophelia enough to do what is right for her. ... In addition to Polonius, Ophelia's brother, Laertes, does not look out for Ophelia either. Laertes has a great love for Ophelia, but he is never present when she needs him. ... Ophelia loves Laertes so she does listen to him despite what her heart is telling her. ...

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Telling Laertes, "He hath, my lord, of late made tenders of his affection to me"(I.iii.104-105), Ophelia believes their love and relationship is real, but her young age and her fragile state of mind cause her to be used and misled. ... Whose wicked deed they most ingenious sense deprived thee of"(V.i.244-246), Laertes gets mad when Gertrude speaks of Hamlet at Ophelia's grave, because Laertes is so inflamed with Hamlet because he thinks Hamlet killed Ophelia. ... es attacks Hamlet while screaming, "The devil take they soul"(V.i.257), Laertes hopes to kill Hamlet to avenge Ophelia's d...

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Telling Laertes, "He hath, my lord, of late made tenders of his affection to me"(I.iii.104-105), Ophelia believes their love and relationship is real, but her young age and her fragile state of mind cause her to be used and misled. ... Whose wicked deed they most ingenious sense deprived thee of"(V.i.244-246), Laertes gets mad when Gertrude speaks of Hamlet at Ophelia's grave, because Laertes is so inflamed with Hamlet because he thinks Hamlet killed Ophelia. ... es attacks Hamlet while screaming, "The devil take they soul"(V.i.257), Laertes hopes to kill Hamlet to avenge Ophelia's d...

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As he fights with Laertes at Ophelia's funeral, Hamlet shouts out, "I loved Ophelia. ... Even though Hamlet knows he never intended to kill his father, Hamlet realizes that this will be no consolation to Laertes and agrees to duel Laertes. ... In the past, Hamlet may have used his words to talk himself out of the duel, or continued to play mad until Laertes gave up. ... Hamlet apologizes to Laertes. ... Laertes forgives Hamlet, Hamlet kills Claudius, and Hamlet truly becomes an adult. ...

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His bursts of emotion and changes of feeling and mood prove to be a danger to both Hamlet and the people around him such as Gertrude, Ophelia, Laertes, the King, and Polonius (110-111). ... Laertes returns to find his father murdered by Hamlet, and he is immediately ready to enact revenge upon his father's killer. ... Hamlet and Laertes duel; his mother drinks from the poisoned cup and dies. Laertes and Hamlet are fatally wounded, and Laertes dies. ... His bursts of emotion and changes of feeling and mood prove to be a danger to both Hamlet and the people around him such as Gertrude, O...

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However, even those claims are uncertain as she is easily affected by the thoughts of her brother, Laertes, and her father, Polonius. ... He challenges Laertes by saying that his love for her was so strong that "forty thousand brothers could not with all their quantity of love make up my sum" (V.i.1536). He goes on to say that he would do anything for her and asks Laertes "woo't weep, woo't fight, woo't fast, woo't tear thyself, woo't drink up easel, eat a crocodile?" ... However, as obvious through the rage he released towards Laertes and the others at her funeral, he...

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When he hears Laertes voice talking about Ophelia's death he cries out, "What, the fair Ophelia!" ... Ophelia's brother Laertes believed this is the case. ... In this speech Laertes is warning Ophelia of Prince Hamlet, and how he uses her. ... Both Laertes and Polonius think Hamlet is using Ophelia. ...

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With her brother Laertes away in France, and her love Hamlet mentally distant, Ophelia had no emotional outlet, which inevitably led her to a crazed and distracted state. ... Farewell, Ophelia" (Act 1 Scene 3 ll 84 ) Laertes was like a father figure to Ophelia, regardless of the fact that their father was alive. ...

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Wishing that all is well with you and your family and your work. I write to you with the objective to help you improve your parenting skills. All parents only want what is best for their children and should be willing to take suggestions and at least consider them. No one is prepared ...

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She has a father Polonius and a brother Laertes who have gone to great measures to shelter her from the harsh realities of life. ... Tragically, the opinions and desires of Polonius and Laertes easily mold this beautiful and simple-minded woman. ...

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Hamlet's urge for revenge is clouding his judgment and he doesn't realize trying to destroy Claudius is actually destroying himself at the same time, same thing for Laertes, wanting to avenge his father Polonius and sister Ophelia, he ends up dying or self-destructing himself, all for nothing too because Hamlet wasn't the real enemy, he should have been trying to murder Claudius, oh and speaking of Claudius, greed and love lead to his destruction, he wanted power, wealth and love therefore the greed took over him and lead to his death. ... When he arrived at her funeral he got i...

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Hamlet Hamlet is a young man who's father dies and his life is turned upside down. His thoughts are consumed by suicide but he throws that idea out because he has love revenge and friendship to live for. These things are keeping him alive even thought all that he is going throu...

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Laertes on the surface is protecting his sister from a romantic relationship with a brooding prince, however some modern audiences have interpreted this dialogue as Laertes not wanting his sister Ophelia to fall into the arms of Hamlet so he can have her to himself. ...

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Why He Feigns Insanity Hamlet feigns insanity because it allows him to do several things that he otherwise would be unable to do: With respect to Ophelia, Hamlet would like to express his intense, irrepressible anger towards her without arising suspicion in her or in others that he is in a hostile rational mental state. This would help prevent others in the royal household from speculating that Hamlet was rationally planning hostile actions such as killing Claudius. (The specific nature of this anger will be discussed later). With Gertrude, Hamlet would also like to express ...

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