Polonius is an advisor to the King Claudius and wants to stay in power and in order to stay there he advises the king of what is goes on in the court. Polonius is the father of Laertes and Ophelia and he shows care for them. Polonius cares for Ophelia as he doesn’t want Ophelia to get hurt by Hamlet and he gives advice and gives his blessings to Laertes before he leaves to France. Polonius can be considered to be conniving, obsequious and superficial. Polonius time of being conniving will come to an end at a later point.…
Laertes does not forgive Hamlet but, he says, he will accept Hamlet ’s offer of to marry Ophelia. The plan springs into motion, Hamlet and Laertes picks out their swords. The duel begins. Hamlet hits Laertes in the duel.…
When Laertes learns of his sister Ophelia’s death, he is angry and torn with loss because he just lost his father as well. Hamlet is also shocked and angered over the loss of her. Hamlet was obsessed with Ophelia and this can be seen through his steady anguish over her. This causes him to suffer greatly with the loss of her. Laertes, unlike Hamlet shared a brotherly love for Ophelia.…
Shakespeare’s Hamlet conveys family dynamics through his portrayal of Polonius’ family by using the motif of disease, the tone and corruption to achieve the overall effect of showing how family dynamics had a great influence during that time period especially with the inheritance of royalty and marriage. Polonius takes on a commanding tone when instructing his children on what to do, he wipes away the innocent thoughts of Ophelia and how she believes that Hamlet loves her. He informs her that she is a baby without any hesitation and that she should not have such a “free and bounteous (I. iii. 18)” audience with him. He then demands that she tell him the truth and throughout all of this she subserviently obeys his commands and says “I shall obey my Lord (I. iii. 19).” This may convey how women are treated in families as things that can be ordered around and they are expected to listen to their father’s.…
Laertes wanted to protect Ophelia his sister from Hamlet and avenge for their father 's death. When he came back from France to see what had happened to his father, he asked Claudius where he was and he replied that he was dead. Then Laertes asks “ How did he end up dead? Don’t mess with me. To hell with my vows of allegiance to you!…
In 1.3 Polonius and Laertes are talking to Ophelia ,are giving her advice, and Laertes says “Farewell, Ophelia, and remember well What i have said to you. ”(83-84), he is reveals who he a very caring person. He wants his things to be good. Hearing that his father was dead in 4.5 he was impatient Laertes says to the king “O thou vile king, Give me my father!”(115-116), he is made as he says this part, and shows more aggression towards the king. He adapts a different mood in each scene.…
Here Hamlet displays much disrespect towards Ophelia, meanwhile his antic disposition is played on the entire kingdom of him being love sick over her and merely using her as a kind of ‘bait.’ “You shall do marvel’s wisely, good Reynaldo, before you visit him, to make inquire of his behaviour.” (A.II,S.I,3-5) After Polonius had given his son Laertes much ‘loving fatherly advice’ prior his leave to France, in the following scene, Polonius sends one of his men; Reynaldo, to go off and spy on Laertes for him indicating his lack of trust for his son and even to satisfy the nature of his own curious…
Throughout Hamlet, family ties have a tendency to cause a ruckus in the kingdom of Denmark as well as around the world. The relation between fathers and sons in Hamlet might prove to be the most disastrous of these family ties. The three prominent father-son duos in this story are Polonius-Laertes, Fortinbras-old Fortinbras, and Hamlet-old Hamlet. As all characters do, these pairings all had some similar features as well as other stark differences in character. One such similarity was that all of these sons were commanded, either directly by their fathers or indirectly by assumptions about what their fathers would have wanted, to avenge their fathers’ deaths.…
Hamlet’s harsh words spark a downward spiral in Ophelia’s state of mind. Laertes being away worsens Ophelia’s emotional state. Considering Polonius’ loyalty to the King, Laertes has…
Laertes, as Ophelia, has just lost a father and in his despair he has sworn revenge, but at seeing his sister, his anger intensifies as he states “Hadst thou thy wits, and didst persuade revenge, It could not move thus” (IV.v.169-170). Her insanity leaves her looking like someone who is in need of protection and inspires sympathy and pity from others. Laertes’ unwillingness to face his guilt of not being there for his sister transfigures into blaming others for her insanity. Even after her insanity has driven her to death, Ophelia still has an effect on the ones she left behind. She is the factor that leads to a confrontation between Hamlet and Laertes of who loved her the most even though both of them were contributors of her descent into madness.…
(II. ii. 92) And then goes on to tell the king about how his son has begun to go mad. But soon Polonius…
Ophelia, the daughter of Polonius and the sister of Laertes, is an obedient daughter. She obeyed every rule that was commanded of her. For example, Polonius warned her about Hamlet’s attitudes and affections towards her, and not to “Believe his vows . . .” (1.2.127). Polonius doubts Hamlet’s love for his daughter.…
He jumps into her grave and says he does not know what he will do without her. He is angry with Laertes, because Hamlet solely believes that no one, not even her father or brother, loved Ophelia as much as Hamlet did. He claims his love for her was so grand that Laertes’ love could be multiplied by four thousand and still would not compare. However, earlier in the play, he had been so quick to tell her to go to a whorehouse, how could he possibly love her or…
In the tragedy hamlet by William Shakespeare, the recurring contrast between the two main characters hamlet and Laertes has been well established in this play in different scenes. In a certain scene hamlet is seen confused and slow to act while on the other hand Laertes is assertive and acts with haste. I therefore argue that both hamlet and Laertes act dishonorably in different scenes while in their venture to seek revenge for the murder of their respective fathers. Because of their respective positions in the society, they take advantage of that to do unforgivable actions all in the name of vengeance. Before we continue, we are going to first establish the definition of honor from which we can contrast the actions of hamlet and Laertes.…
Whether it be calling him a “great baby” that is not yet out of his swaddling-clouts or a camel, a weasel, etcetera, it was all for the effect of causing Polonius to be belittled and to show how little Hamlet thought of him. Although Polonius was mostly used as a comedic effect, he was very useful in pushing along the plot by miles with just his death in the Queen’s chambers. Polonius’ death had caused Hamlet’s plan to be rushed more than it previously was intended to; Polonius’ death had caused Laertes to rush back from France to attempt to rebel against the King until he realized that a duel between him and Hamlet would be a better way to go about things; Polonius’ death had caused Ophelia’s madness which, in turn, led to the successful suicide attempt by Ophelia by drowning, angering Laertes and causing him to duel Hamlet. Polonius had unintentionally progressed the storyline and forcefully drew the curtains on the fight between Claudius and…