" However, like 'In The End,' nothing really matters, because Hamlet's ultimate downfall is at the hand of Laertes, a man whose situation mirrors his own. It almost is like Hamlet committed suicide, because he and Laertes were in such remarkably similar frames of mind. ... Hamlet, Laertes, Ophelia, Gertrude, and Claudius, on the other hand, are completely and unequivocally slaves to their passions, and they all end up dead. ...

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Hamlet Laertes and Hamlet both display impulsive reactions when angered. Once Laertes discovers his father has been murdered Laertes immediately assumes the slayer is Claudius. ... Laertes highly respects and loves his father Polonius. ... Hamlet and Laertes both have a strong love for Ophelia. ... The families of Laertes and Hamlet contain similar attributes. ...

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The second murder is Polonius who is supposed to be revenged by his son Laertes. ... Polonius's son, Laertes, returns to Denmark in a rage. ... Claudius concocts a plan to use Laertes" desire for revenge to secure Hamlet's death. Laertes will fence Hamlet, but Claudius will poison Laertes" blade so that if he draws blood, Hamlet will die. ... The fencing match is arranged between Hamlet and Laertes. ...

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During the game, Laertes wounded Hamlet by his poisoned blade, yet still Hamlet beat Laertes with his dying breath. ... Laertes sought revenge on Hamlet without any hesitation. ... Laertes asked this, "None but his enemies- (4 5 165). ... Laertes mentioned how deadly the toxin he was used. ... During the fight, Laertes was able to wound Hamlet. ...

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Do you think Hamlet and Laertes are a like, or different? ... Laertes acts out of anger and jumps to conclusions. ... Laertes shall be king!"" ... [King dies]" (Shakespeare, Hamlet, V, ii, 314-319) Laertes avenges his father's death at the end of the play too; Laertes has a fencing match against Hamlet. ... Hamlet and Laertes both have strong feelings towards Ophelia. ...

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Another courtier, who was one of the purer characters, was Laertes. Laertes was the son of Polonius and the brother of Ophelia, who was dating Hamlet. Laertes receives permission from the King and his father to take leave for France. ... Laertes and Hamlet actually had confliction characters throughout the play. ... The action that Laertes does is partially redeemed when he confesses his evils to Hamlet. ...

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Hamlet, Laertes, and Fortinbras all seek to avenge the death of their father's. ... Laertes in is an emotional state as he is surrounded by feelings of loss. ... Laertes is so inflamed at the moment that he's making assumptions. ... It is then that Laertes decides to kill Hamlet to avenge his father's death. Laertes and Claudius make a scheme to kill Hamlet with a poison tipped sword. ...

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Finally, Laertes is used as a foil for Hamlet. ... Laertes is the king's advisor's son, while Hamlet is next in line for the throne. ... Laertes immediately called for blood when learning of his father's murder. ... Laertes teams up with Claudius hoping that he could help him get revenge on Hamlet. ... Laertes deceit causes Hamlet's, the queen's, as well as his own death. ...

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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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This rivalry is present between the two characters of Hamlet and Laertes. ... Where for Laertes, his act of taking revenge towards Hamlet was very quick and forceful, not wasting any time. ... The only thing on Laertes' mind is killing Hamlet and he will stop at nothing until he completes his mission. ... Laertes is proclaiming his revenge towards Hamlet and he will stop at nothing until he performs his duty. Laertes and the king, devise a plan to kill Hamlet by having a fencing match with him. ...

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And Polonius gave Laertes some final advices before he departed to France. ... Laertes worried about Ophelia and finally decided to bring up the subject with her. ... As expected, Polonius asked Ophelia for Laertes?... Meanwhile Laertes would pursue his studies and double his money from buying stock. Laertes?...

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Polonius offers Laertes good, fatherly advice before Laertes leaves Denmark. ... Polonius wants Laertes to be honest and live with honor. ... He wants Reynaldo to spy on Laertes. ... He does love Laertes, but fears what Laertes may do to his name. ... In Hamlet, he first approaches her after Laertes leaves. ...

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Laertes argues with the priest and jumps into the grave in grief. ... Hamlet was vicious and attacked Laertes and causes him to drop the sword. Hamlet then gets hold of both swords and accidentally tosses his to Laertes. Hamlet slashed Laertes with the poisoned sword causing him to bleed also. ... Laertes then tells Hamlet th...

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Claudius turns to Laertes, who is the son of Polonius and Laertes states that he wants to go back to France. ... Summary: Laertes prepares to leave for France. ... Summary: Polonius sends Reynaldo to France with money and written notes for Laertes, he orders him to spy on Laertes personal life. ... Hamlet has a duel with Laertes with a poison sword. Hamlet gets wounded, and so does Laertes. ...

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"Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, is a revenge tragedy set in Denmark, which was written around 1600. It closely follows the dramatic conventions of revenge in Elizabethan theatre. Revenge tragedies originally stemmed from the Greeks, who wrote and performed the first plays. After the Greeks came Sen...

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Polonius and Laertes warn her about the prince who seems to be mentally unbalanced. ... Through anger Claudius and Laertes come up with a plan to kill Hamlet, during a fencing duel using a poisoned sword. ... Hamlet and Laertes start to argue with each other. ... During the duel Hamlet and Laertes are both wounded. ... Right before Hamlet's death he forgives Laertes, as does Laertes forgive him. = The play, Hamlet is very hard to understand, because of its characters and ideas. ...

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Polonius and Laertes warn her about the prince who seems to be mentally unbalanced. ... Through anger Claudius and Laertes come up with a plan to kill Hamlet, during a fencing duel using a poisoned sword. ... Hamlet and Laertes start to argue with each other. ... During the duel Hamlet and Laertes are both wounded. ... Right before Hamlet's death he forgives Laertes, as does Laertes forgive him. = The play, Hamlet is very hard to understand, because of its characters and ideas. ...

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(Act 4:7 124-126) Laertes is outraged about what Hamlet has done to his father. ... There is no trust between Hamlet and Laertes in the play because Laertes does not know the whole truth about his father's murder. ... The very fact that Laertes questions Hamlet about his father's death, shows just how difficult it is for Laertes to trust Hamlet. ... The trust between Laertes and Hamlet would not be ruined. ... Hamlet's cowardice to kill his uncle did not succeed but, ruin his relationship with Laertes. ...

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In an earlier scene Claudius and Laertes make plans to poison the tip of Laertes's sword so that the slightest cut will kill Hamlet. ... Unfortunately Gertrude drinks in celebration after Hamlet gets a second hit on Laertes. Laertes finally wounds Hamlet and in a scuffle, the two men end up switching swords. ... Laertes's death ties in with Polonius's death. ... If Laertes was not so angry then the duel between him and Hamlet would have never occurred. ...

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His experience with Laertes is not an improvement either. ... Hamlet and Laertes plan to fight and kill each other. Hamlet says to Laertes, "Give me your pardon, sir. ... He should have told Laertes how he killed Polonius and why. Hamlet should have done that, and maybe Claudius and Laertes would not have plotted against him. ...

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In act V scene II , Cladius and Laertes plot to kill Hamlet in one of two ways. They either want him to drink from a poisoned goblet, or Laertes strikes him with a poisoned sword during a sort of fencing match. ... Laertes also gets stabbed he gets involved in a scuffle between them, Hamlet ends up stabbing Laertes with his own sword. Laertes makes peace with hamlet before he dies, blames the hole tragedy on Cladius. ...

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Laertes died by accident when he and Hamlet switch swords, however he realizes this when he says, "I am killed with mine own treachery" (V:ii, 286). All these characters have ideas in mind that backfire on them, and in the case of Laertes it was his obsession for the revenge of his father's death that lead him to his death. ... Laertes was poised by the ideas of Claudius and midway during the fight he says to himself, "And yet it is almost against my conscience" (V:ii, 273). This realization shows how the obsessions of Claudius took over Laertes, and his own revenge quest prevented him...

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So, Hamlet's, or even Laertes' love toward Ophelia could be used as a proper example. Laertes blames Hamlet for both the death of his sister as well as the death of his father. ... Driven mad with grief, Laertes is prepared to kill Hamlet in any way possible and makes a 'fool proof' plan of action with the king to get rid of Hamlet. It is only fitting, therefore, that their scheme should backfire, resulting in the deaths of-not only Hamlet, who the poisoned blade and cup were meant for-but the inadvertent deaths of the queen, Hamlet's mother, Gertrude; Claudius, Hamlet...

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The characters of Hamlet and Laertes undergo dilemmas. ... Polonius' son, Laertes comes back from England and joins Claudius. ... Laertes attempts to kill Hamlet with a poisoned sword. He cuts Hamlet's arm and Hamlet becomes angry, switches swords and cuts Laertes. ...

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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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