Hamlet and Laertes, two of the three main/prominent young men in Hamlet (Fortinbras being the third) are each other's foil characters. ... Hamlet studies at the University of Wittenberg in Germany, which is known for its study of philosophy and religion, where as Laertes studies in Paris and is eagerly waiting to go back after attending the coronation of Claudius in Denmark, not so much for studying but for the life of "drinking, fencing, swearing, quarreling, drabbing" (II, ii, 25). ... Hamlet, upon knowing the truth from the ghost, weeps and vows to take revenge, then proceeds to think ...

• Word Count: 777
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate