Project #24 Comparing and Contrasting Hamlet and Laertes There are many ways throughout the play in which Hamlet and Laertes are both similar and different. Some are more obvious than the others‚ but yet they are still there. You may not think that there are any similarities because of the outward differences between these two men‚ like their family background. Hamlet is the son of the dead king‚ his father‚ and is heir to the throne of Denmark. Laertes is the son of Polonius‚ who is basically
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William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Hamlet relays Hamlet’s quest to avenge the murder of his father‚ the king of Denmark. The late King Hamlet was murdered by his brother‚ Claudius‚ who took the throne and Hamlet’s mother Gertrude for himself. Hamlet is beseeched by the ghost of his father to take vengeance upon Claudius; while he swears to do so‚ the prince inexplicably delays killing Claudius for months on end. Hamlet’s feeble attempt to first confirm his uncle’s guilt with a play that recounts
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put in‚ and in their personal life whether it be their short back story or current life. For Young Fortinbras and Hamlet‚ they are both noble princes that has had their uncles take over their separate kingdoms after both of their fathers being murdered. “To Norway‚ uncle of Young Fortinbras Who‚ impotent and bedrid‚ scarcely hears Of this his nephew’s purpose…” (1.2.28-30) Along with that Laertes shares something big with these two noble princes. They all share the same grief of their deceased
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Hamlet: Laertes An Important Character In Play Though seeming to simply be a minor character‚ Laertes is of great importance in the play‚ Hamlet‚ and much more than one would initially believe‚ due to his extensive inner conflict. He is good‚ loyal‚ and honourable‚ seeming to possess the greatest virtue of all the characters‚ yet he still is doomed to die along with the other characters‚ precisely because of his great virtue. As Scene Two begins‚ in the first lines which Laertes speaks in the
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The story starts out by quoting part of Dante’s Inferno‚ in which the speaker chose to speak of the horrors of hell. This is very similar to the start of Hamlet in which “the ghost of King Hamlet returned from purgatory” (McCormick 43). Each story tells of a visit from beyond the grave. Even though the visits have “different effects in their respective works” it still shows the relationship between Eliot’s work and Shakespeare (McCormick 44). Another point that is similar in the writing style
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Shakespeare’s comparison of Hamlet and Laertes displays two different methods of seeking revenge. The play shows a distinction in the importance of morality and honour for each character. Hamlet is cautionary in the actions which he takes to avenge his father’s death. This is proven when Hamlet says “a villain kills my father‚ and for that/ I‚ his sole son‚ do this same villain send/ to heaven”(3.3.76-78). Hamlet’s choice not to kill Claudius is base on the belief that he will be able to go to heaven
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an emotion that is triggered when somebody does you wrong. In the Shakespearean play Hamlet‚ revenge is the theme that sticks out the most. In the play‚ Hamlet and Laertes seek revenge for the wrong doing of their fathers. While doing so‚ they both end up chancing it and wind up dying in the end. Although Hamlet is overwhelmed by his mother unexpected marriage to his Uncle Claudius after his father’s death‚ Hamlet doesn’t seek revenge until he speaks with his father’s ghost. “I am thy father’s spirit”
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Comparing to Laertes’s speculation of the murderer‚ Hamlet directly assumed that the person spying on his conversation with Gertrude was Claudius. And therefore‚ Hamlet stabbed the curtain and mistakenly killed Polonius who was hiding behind it. However‚ beside the notable differences‚ Hamlet and Laertes have more similarities. Both of the characters reacted impulsive when they got furious. Hamlet and Laertes’s reckless actions were caused by frustration and anger. The anger arose in them made them
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Compare and Contrast Lady Macbeth and Gertrude Lady Macbeth and Gertrude have many things in contrast but resemble one another as well. Both are married to a king‚ both have some influence over that king‚ and both are culpable of their final fate. While Lady Macbeth is a much stronger woman she just as Gertrude is married to a dishonorable man. Along with the similarities their differences are easily seen. Because each is married to a dishonorable man each is trapped by her position.Lady Macbeth
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CHARACTERS: Romeo & Hamlet I. INTRODUCTION Incorporating something irrational into your life isnt much of a good thing. Romeo & Hamlet find out the hard way. A. ATTENTION GETTER:What do most people become to deep into in their daily lives? Now days‚ social networking mostly. B. NARROW TO THESIS Romeo & Hamlet let their love take over‚ and pratically live their life. C. THESIS:Shakespeare’s characterization’s of Romeo and Hamlet in Romeo & Juliet & Hamlet suggest te following about Elizabethan
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