Describe The Relationship Between Hamlet And Laertes

Hamlet and Laertes are unable to understand each other because of their role in the kingdom , their relationship with others, and their approach to king Hamlet’s death. Laertes doesn't have much on his plate involving the kingdom; if anything is troubling him he is always able to rely on his father, Polonius and his sister, Ophelia. Unlike Laertes, Hamlet has much more to deal with and has no one but Horatio to turn to. Laertes was also close with king Hamlet and now with Claudius, looking for the same benefits. On the other hand, Hamlet looks for the motives of Claudius and revenge.
Hamlet is not taking the death of his father well. Instead of relying on old friends to comfort him through this, he is looking to make enemies. He mopes around …show more content…
He just doesn’t see the real picture. Denmark is full of falsehearted, treacherous, parasites, who would easily killed if they thought there was even the slightest to gain from it. Take claudius for example, he had a nice life in Denmark, but that wasn’t enough for him. He had to be king, and he wanted it badly enough to kill his own brother, King Hamlet, in order to get it. He has shamed the nobility of his noble upbringing. He has demonstrated a complete lack of righteousness, firmness, glory and morality. Why can’t people like laertes see that? Instead, they encircle the new king looking for favors, strengthening their own positions. Sure, Laertes doesn’t always involve himself in these activates, but he doesn't seem angry by those who do. He benefits from the system just as much as anyone, even at times like this when he really should. In brief Hamlet and Laertes have nothing in common when it come to their beliefs. One believes entirely in trust and compassion, while the other thinks thing are black and white without any grey. Although, it is true that Hamlet should trust more people, Laterites on the other hand doesn't see the black and white that is in the