1. Foil Characters in Shakspeare's Hamlet
... two of the three main/prominent young men in Hamlet (Fortinbras being the third) are each other's foil characters. This element created by Shakespeare helped the readers better understand the depth and mystery of their characters as they are indirectly compared and contrasted throughout the play. ... life of "drinking, fencing, swearing, quarreling, drabbing" (II, ii, 25). Therefore, one can note from the beginning that Hamlet is a man of thought while Laertes is a man of action. Despite their opposing personalities, both had the same desire to take revenge for their fathers whom they sh...
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