Laertes In William Shakespeare's Hamlet

A stage filled with dead people; what’s the story behind all these deaths? The play Hamlet is written by William Shakespeare. Hamlet wants to get revenge. My character is Laertes. He wanted to kill Hamlet, and the King wanted Laertes to do it. * A closer look at Laertes shows how he is characterized as This paragraph is about how Laertes was dedicated to his father and protective of his sister Ophelia. “My luggage is on board. Farewell. And sister, whenever there’s a ship ready to sail, don’t rest till you’ve written to me” which means he still cares about the people he is leaving behind, and want them. “As for Hamlet and his attentions to you, just consider it a big flirtation, the temporary phase of a hot-blooded youth. It won’t last. It’s sweet, but his affection will fade after a minute. Not a second more” he is trying to warn his sister, that the “love” Hamlet has for her isn’t real, and he is just using her, to know stuff. Next, this paragraph …show more content…
“ A ministering angel my sister shall be” his sister is kind-hearted, always willing to help and comfort people. “I’m the one, Hamlet. Hamlet, you’re dead. No medicine in the world can cure you. You don’t have more than half an hour to live. The treacherous weapon is right in your hand, sharp and dipped in poison. The foul plan backfired on me. Here I lie and will never get up again. Your mother’s been poisoned. I can’t speak anymore. The king, the king’s to blame.” In that quote Laertes, is dieing, from his own plan, so he telling Hamlet that he is the one that tried to kill him, and he is telling him everything that was suppose to happen. “He got what he deserved. He mixed that poison himself. Please forgive me as I forgive you, Hamlet. You’re not responsible for my death and my father’s, and i’m not responsible for yours.” Before, Laertes dies, he tells Hamlet that he isn’t responsible for his father’s death or