... Laertes, who is quite pivotal because he is in many ways a parallel to Hamlet and provides the readers a strong base for comparison with Hamlet. The figure of Laertes is extremely useful in analyzing the social commentary Shakespeare is trying to make about the "morality of revenge", because he mirrors Hamlet in practically all aspects of life, and is even placed into similar circumstances as ... having the duty of avenging his father's death. The one major difference between the two is their approach to and methods of avenging their respective father's deaths. Shakespeare has made Haml...

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... mark the beginning of a series of mischievous events within the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. After King Hamlet is murdered, his ghost appears to Hamlet demanding the revenge of his murder, accusing his brother Claudius. The protagonist, Hamlet, is then faced with the challenge of acting in the right manner ... , and seeks to find out if what his father's ghost disclosed was true or not. When Hamlet ... by each of their own moral capacities; therefore, highlighting each other's characteristics throughout the play. Caught in the spur of the moment, Hamlet murders Polonius and cause...

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