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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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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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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This was stupid because not only did he kill the wrong guy, but also managed make Laertes fumingly irate. ... As the duel continues, Laertes has poisoned the tip of his sword and in the next scuffle he manages to wound Hamlet. They continue fighting and Hamlet somehow exchanges swords with Laertes after which he wounds Laertes. ... As Laertes is dying he tells Hamlet about the poison and blames Claudius. ... Next Hamlet reconciles with Laertes. ...

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At Ophelia's he loudly challenges Laertes and his love for his dead sister, arguing that because he loved Ophelia more than Laertes, whatever Laertes might do out of grief, he could do more: "I loved Ophelia. ... He even wrestles with Laertes until they are separated. ... Hamlet also takes action when he decides to go into the fencing match with Laertes. ...

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The forces of Claudius and Laertes have combined against Hamlet. ... This scene depicts Hamlet as the victim, much like two bullies picking on a smaller child in school, since the king, with the aid of Laertes, is out to kill Hamlet, this time with a passion. ...

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Polonius seems to be a man who loves and cares about his son, Laertes. ... (Act 1) Polonius gives his son Laertes his blessing to go away, he sends a spy to follow him and keep an eye on him. ...

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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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Horatio is also one of the few persons who returns to Elsinore only for the funeral ("My lord ... the funeral", act 1.2.175) , Laertes returned for Claudius" coronation and then left Elsinore for Paris, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern had not come for the royal events, but had been sent for to investigate Hamlet. ...

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(Act 2, Scene 2) His new found knowledge kills action, due to action requiring the veil of illution that he could affect the world in any significant way, (an element not found in Laertes, who acts quickly thinking his revenge of utmost importance to his world- even bringing a mob with him!) ...

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After Hamlet kills Polonius accidentally in his mother's bedroom, the King decides to ship him off to England for his protection (As Laertes will return to avenge Polonius) as well as his own (Claudius'). ...

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To Trust or not to Trust In William Shakespeare's tragic play Hamlet, many relationships are put to the test throughout the play. Both loyalty and betrayal prevail in many of them during the play, and it is through the actions of these people that one is able to determine the degree to which the...

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