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What does Laertes say about Hamlet?
Laertes tells Hamlet that he, too, has been slain, by his own poisoned sword, and that the king is to blame both for the poison on the sword and for the poison in the cup. Hamlet, in a fury, runs Claudius through with the poisoned sword and forces him to drink down the rest of the poisoned wine.
What is the relationship between Hamlet and Laertes?
Laertes /leɪˈɜːrtiːz/ is a character in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Laertes is the son of Polonius and the brother of Ophelia. In the final scene, he mortally stabs Hamlet with a poison-tipped sword to avenge the deaths of his father and sister, for which he blamed Hamlet.
Why does Laertes want to kill Hamlet?
Laertes on the other hand is filled with rage and acts out of his anger rather than out of reason. His reason for wanting to kill Hamlet is that he killed his father. In addition, he wanted to do this because Hamlet had a love relationship with his sister.
How does Laertes feel about Hamlet and Ophelia?
Laertes warns Ophelia about Hamlet’s affections, and that loving him closely will end in heartache, as his intentions are not serious. Hamlet has seen sure in his love to Ophelia but not obvious in his intentions to the public, which Ophelia is public and sure in her lasting love for him.
Why does Horatio claim that he is more an antique Roman than a Dane?
Because Horatio knows Hamlet will die from the poison in Laertes’ sword, Horatio attempts to drink from the poisoned cup. Horatio is intensely loyal and steadfast in his loyalty to Hamlet. When he says that he is more Roman than Danish, he means that his action of being loyal is similar to Brutus and Cassius’s.
Why is Laertes angry with Hamlet?
He is avenging his fathers death. Laertes storms into ther oom very angry at Claudius because he just found it his father died and wanted to know where he was because he thought it was him at first. He had come to avenge his dad’s death. Laertes followers want Laertes to be king.
Who kills Laertes in Hamlet?
Claudius
During the match, Claudius conspires with Laertes to kill Hamlet. They plan that Hamlet will die either on a poisoned rapier or with poisoned wine. The plans go awry when Gertrude unwittingly drinks from the poisoned cup and dies. Then both Laertes and Hamlet are wounded by the poisoned blade, and Laertes dies.
Why does Laertes warn Ophelia not to fall in love with Hamlet?
Laertes warns Ophelia not to expect to marry Hamlet because a prince cannot marry for love. Since Hamlet belonged to the honorable and respected family, his status was far off to be reached by Ophelia. He gives his vies that it would be difficult for Hamlet to marry his love rather he had to go with family decisions.
What happens to Laertes at the end of Hamlet?
Hamlet, realizing the sword is poisoned, stabs Claudius and forces him to drink the poisoned wine. Just before Laertes perishes, he cries out that Claudius has gotten the fate he deserves, and that he forgives Hamlet.
Why does Laertes agree to be ruled by the king?
When Laertes learns that Hamlet has killed his father, he immediately goes along with the king’s plan to kill Hamlet. Laertes agrees to “be ruled” by the King so that Hamlet “shall not choose but fall; / And for his death no wind if blame shall breathe, / But even his mother shall? call it accident” (4. 7. 69, 65-68).
What was Laertes love for Ophelia and Polonius?
Laertes’ love for Ophelia and duty to Polonius drive him to passionate action, while Hamlet’s love for Gertrude and duty to King Hamlet drive him to passionate inaction. In Laertes resides the picture of what Hamlet could be if the sound of his own words did not mesmerize him.
Who was responsible for the death of Hamlet’s father?
Hamlet Laertes and Hamlet both succeeded in killing their fathers’ murderers, but the price was the death of Ophelia, Polonius, Gertrude, and Laertes himself. Although Hamlet and Laertes are responsible for their actions in dealing with their grief, Claudius is the ultimate cause of the death throughout the castle.