... send Claudius to heaven and leave Hamlet in eternal hell fire and he would not really avenge his father. Laertes then agrees to a duel between himself and Hamlet for which Claudius has concocted a scheme. Laertes's rapier will be sharpened and the tip will be poisoned and Hamlet's will just be blunt. In case ... He is justly served/It us a poison tempered by himself/Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet'' (Lines 307-309, Act 5 scene 2). We see that Laertes has realised his mistake and has learned that he must answer to his own actions. He is saddened by his own immoral actions which...

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... dire consequence resulting in chaos and mayhem. In Shakespeare's "Hamlet" this is very apparent through the embodiment of this exact scenario in Hamlet, Laertes, and Prince Fortinbras. All three men have lost their fathers to cold undaunting homicide and all three have been compelled to avenge their father's ... the concluding scenes, the guilty as well as the innocent become victim to treacherous death. In the case of the proud and brash Laertes he takes the exact opposite approach of Hamlet, where he neglects the necessity for analyzing his situation for enacting proper and successful ...

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... here because later in Act 5 we see that Hamlet feels sorry that he had fought with Laertes because Laertes is in the same state of revenge for the death of his father. This shows that Hamlet and Laertes are similar in the way they associate with their families. Laertes highly respects and loves his father Polonius, so does Hamlet (Hamlet compares his father to ... after Hamlet has told her about Claudius's act of murder she still protects him; and when Laertes rushes into the king's apartment accusing him of murder, she tries to calm him down "calmly good Laertes" and later defends Clau...

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... into an adult. Shakespeare doesn't describe to the audience exactly what Hamlet was like while in college, but we can piece together a picture of him. Laertes describes Hamlet's attitudes toward Ophelia as "trifling", a "toy in blood" and "primy" (1.3.12-14) suggesting that Hamlet ... in the play, once Ophelia has drowned after the death of Polonius, Hamlet regrets what he's said and done to Ophelia. As he fights with Laertes at Ophelia's funeral, Hamlet shouts out, "I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers/ Could not with all their quantity of love/ Make up my ... to gracefully accept t...

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... because Claudius has just killed his mother, his love and his best friend. Throughout the play, Hamlet is often times very rude towards Ophelia. Telling Laertes, "He hath, my lord, of late made tenders of his affection to me"(I.iii.104-105), Ophelia believes their love and relationship is real, ... fall ten times treble on that cursed head. Whose wicked deed they most ingenious sense deprived thee of"(V.i.244-246), Laertes gets mad when Gertrude speaks of Hamlet at Ophelia's grave, because Laertes is so inflamed with Hamlet because he thinks Hamlet killed Ophelia. As Laert! es attacks H...

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... because Claudius has just killed his mother, his love and his best friend. Throughout the play, Hamlet is often times very rude towards Ophelia. Telling Laertes, "He hath, my lord, of late made tenders of his affection to me"(I.iii.104-105), Ophelia believes their love and relationship is real, ... fall ten times treble on that cursed head. Whose wicked deed they most ingenious sense deprived thee of"(V.i.244-246), Laertes gets mad when Gertrude speaks of Hamlet at Ophelia's grave, because Laertes is so inflamed with Hamlet because he thinks Hamlet killed Ophelia. As Laert! es attacks H...

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... . His plan backfires when his wife takes a drink from the cup instead of Hamlet and the poison eventually kills her. During the time of that incident, Hamlet is fencing with Laertes. Laertes sees that Hamlet if far beyond him in his fencing ability, so he decides to wipe the blade of his sword with a cloth soaked in poison. As the fight goes ... cut on the arm, causing the poison to slowly seep into his blood. While they are fencing Hamlet is able to switch swords with Laertes and when he stabs him he unknowingly poisons him with the blade of Laertes own sword, eventually leading to his ...

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... by Hamlet and the King, for their own selfish reasons. She killed herself after knowledge of her fathers' death. Last to die was Laertes, it is easily seen how Laertes, in the heat of his anger could conspire to murder, though he kills Hamlet he is avenging his fathers' death, an act, with ... reference to the moral climate of the 1600's. Therefore it is overlooked. Laertes in his attempt to kill loses his life by the very poison that was to kill his enemy. Hamlet dies on a poison tipped sword, but ... youth. It is to my belief that he would have an easier time living during my time ra...

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... conversation. Hamlet informs Gertrude of Claudius" actions and then hears Polonius eaves dropping. Hamlet kills Polonius. I chose this as the rising action because Laertes, the son of Polonius, challenges Hamlet to a dual, which is the reason for Hamlet's death. The climax of the play would be when ... . Hamlet, in my opinion, would be considered a sub-plotted play. I choose this because all the characters had unique relationships with one another. Laertes wanted to kill Hamlet. Polonius spied on Hamlet's actions. Claudius wanted to kill Hamlet. The young Prince wanted to kill his uncle....

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... theme exhibited throughout this play. "As events continue, the reader comes to realize that by the end of the play the characters of Hamlet, Fortinbras and Laertes have all had their fathers killed, the main reason being revenge" (Campbell 109). The fact that Fortinbras father (the King of Norway) was in ... jumps from behind a curtain and Hamlet kills him. This adds fuel to the fire, as it gives reason for revenge on Hamlet by Polonius" children, Laertes and Ophelia. Yet another death, that of Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, is another example of death caused by deceit and revenge. Drinking...

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... , the king, would mean violating his belief against committing crimes that might bring down the government. This is evidenced by his refusal to gather together a mob to oust Claudius, as Laertes attempts to do later in the play, even though he knew that he had the ability to do so. Because Hamlet was so strongly supported in the kingdom, he could ... this Tragedy. If Hamlet had acted swiftly against Claudius, and killed him, in the beginning, then imagine how many tragic deaths would have been averted. Most likely Gertrude, Ophelia, Polonibus, Laertes lives would have been spared. And it...

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... theme exhibited throughout this play. "As events continue, the reader comes to realize that by the end of the play the characters of Hamlet, Fortinbras and Laertes have all had their fathers killed, the main reason being revenge" (Campbell 109). The fact that Fortinbras father (the King of Norway) was in ... jumps from behind a curtain and Hamlet kills him. This adds fuel to the fire, as it gives reason for revenge on Hamlet by Polonius" children, Laertes and Ophelia. Yet another death, that of Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, is another example of death caused by deceit and revenge. Drinking...

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... but not really his kin or kind at all. Shakespeare uses several hyperboles throughout the play. For example, at the burial of Ophelia, her brother Laertes leaps into her grave and asks that the earth be piled on both of them "Till of this flat a mountain you have made"; at which Hamlet then ... outdoes Laertes figuratively by calling for "millions of acres" to be piled on all three. In Act III scene 3 Hamlet says, "That his soul may be as ... responsible for the death of his father. When Hamlet sought revenge on Claudius and. mistakenly killed Polonius. After that, Hamlet became the targ...

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... -in-law only two months after King Hamlet had been murdered. Because of this marriage, all the other events occur. Laertes and Fortinbras both wanted to avenge their father's deaths without truly thinking about the consequences of their actions. In the play, Laertes ends up being killed because of his need to avenge his father's death, which brought him into a death dual ... made without the backing of his own government, no less. Both of these men made decisions without really thinking about the consequences. They acted on emotions, instead of intelligence. In Laertes case, he ended up ...

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... and is concerned for his safety. The plot certainly thickens in Act 3, scene 4. Starting off Hamlet murders Polonius, confusing him with Claudius. This action has serious consequences. Polonis's murder brings Laertes back for revenge; putting a thorn in Hamlets foot as it makes his own revenge harder to achieve. Another consequence is Hamlet is sent to England by the Claudius's orders. Making ... countries. Polonis's murder also drives away Hamlets love, Ophelia. She does not understand how or why Hamlet could do such a thing. Ophelia's confusion pushes her to commit suicide; thus provi...

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... can now view Claudius' death not as a sinful act of vengeance, but as a duty to the subjects of Elsinor. When Horatio suggests that the duel that Claudius has arranged with Laertes may bring about Hamlet's demise, Hamlet's reply shows he has taken on Horatio's stoicism: 'If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will ... final touches on the restoration of order which must be done to successfully end the catastrophe in any Shakespearean tragedy. As Hamlet forces the poisoned cup to the king's lips, Laertes emphasizes that, in order for harmony to be restored, evil must de...

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... in his feeble attempt to qualm his nephew. The King in turn is forced to drink from the same cup of death meant for Hamlet. Even the son of Polonious, Laertes is given his just deserts for secretly planning to best Hamlet by poisoning the tip of his sword. Although he is successful in his attempt, Hamlet lives long enough to ... ...

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... were two of the few that remain good in "Macbeth." ??? believed that Hamlet fell from heaven's grace.17 If Hamlet had remained passive after the Ghost's visitation, then Polonius, Ophelia, Laertes, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Claudius, Gertrude and Hamlet himself would not have died violent deaths. Everything in the play depended upon Hamlet's response to the Ghost. On the other hand, Hamlet told ... ...

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... Brutus and decided to kill herself during the play. That shows a big tragic failure in Portia. Thirdly, there is Hamlet. Ophelia is the daughter of Polonius. In the first act, Laertes has warned Ophelia about Hamlet's madness and tells her to stay away from him. Later, we meet Ophelia and she is frightened by Hamlet's actions. Then to make matters worse ... ...

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... not fit well in the role of Ophelia. Ophelia is a character that is small, timid, and fragile. She is controlled by all that surround her, be it her father, Claudius, Laertes or even Hamlet. Her role should be played by a young looking character like Bonham-Carter, in the Zeffirelli production. Winslet may be an excellent actress but she did not seem ... ...

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... the death of the main protagonists, and Hamlet. However, her death in the final scene symbolises the end of Hamlet's suffering as she is origin of Hamlet's tragic confrontation with Laertes, and his feigned insanity that has brought upon the tragic elements of Hamlet's quest for revenge. With Gertrude's demise, at the hands of Claudius, Hamlet is finally given the opportune ... ...

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... King, slightly removed from the festivities. This is significant because it is indicative of a fairly rational Hamlet more focused upon grief and anger than madness. Also, it is shown that Laertes is extremely young, the same age as Hamlet. This is one commonality between all the movies except for the Zeffirelli. The first speech by King Claudius is also indicative of ... ...

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