Hamlet: Laertes and Fortinbras foil characters.
A foil character is described as a character in a literary work that compliments the main character through similarites and differences through their personalities. We can recognize similarities and differences between Hamlet and any of the characters, but, there are two characters in the play that have so much in common with Hamlet that they must be described as the most important foils. The characters are Laertes and Fortinbras. It is the resemblances between Laertes, Fortinbras and Hamlet that make the differences so noticeable and thus helps shape the character of Hamlet. Laertes and Hamlet have many similarities between themselves. For example, both Hamlet and Laertes are looking to avenge their father's deaths, but, the time spent on this is considerably different. Hamlet takes months before he finally kills his uncle and even then the killing was because of h
Through the use of Laertes and Fortinbras as foils for Hamlet we are able to understand why Hamlet was unable to act quickly in avenging his father's death. He was indecisive due to his selfishness and his search for the truth. He would not let family honor be the reason for acting quickly to avenge his father's death. or the pole a ranker rate, should it be sold in fee (IV iv l. 16-20). is mother's accidental death not because of his father's murder. Hamlet says, "Here, thou incestuous, murderous, damned, Dane, Drink off this potion. Is thy union here? Follow my mother" (V ii l. 318-319). Laertes on the other hand pursued revenge as soon as he heard of the death of his father. He returned to Elsinore and threatened the king and demanded to see his father's body. Laertes says, "I thank you: keep the door. O thou vile king, Give me my father" (IV v l. 114). Only ab
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