Laertes is pleased that Hamlet has come back to Denmark, since it means that his revenge will not be delayed. The devious king begins to think of a way for Laertes to ensure his revenge without creating any appearance of foul play.
The king speculates that if Hamlet could be tempted into a duel with Laertes, it might provide Laertes with the chance to kill him.
Laertes agrees, and they settle on a plan. Laertes will use a sharpened sword rather than the customary dull fencing blade. Laertes also proposes to poison his sword, so that even a scratch from it will kill Hamlet.
The king concocts a backup plan as well, proposing that if Hamlet succeeds in the duel, Claudius will offer him a poisoned cup of wine to drink from in celebration. Gertrude enters with tragic news. Ophelia , mad with grief, has drowned in the river. Homer Greek epic poet. Hero and Leander. See all related overviews in Oxford Reference ».
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Laertes is the name of Ophelia's brother, who avenges his sister's death by killing Hamlet in the duel in which he himself is also killed. View all related items in Oxford Reference ». Search for: 'Laertes' in Oxford Reference ». The queen moans that the cup must have been poisoned, calls out to Hamlet, and dies.
Hamlet knows that Laertes was a major partner to King Claudius in crime during the reign of king Hamlet. In anger, he also seeks to kill Claudius an issue that makes him to kill Polonius by mistake. Thereafter, the prince makes a decision to go and see the ghost himself. The ghost reveals himself as the spirit of king Hamlet Bloom, Pg. The ghost revealed that King Claudius of Denmark had murdered his brother King Hamlet secretly, inherited his throne as king, and married his queen Gertrude Shakespeare, Act 5, Scene 2, pg 3, line The thought that someone killed his father makes Hamlet to harbor the spirit of revenge.
Shakespeare used the character of Hamlet to show that the effects of revenge may lead to disastrous results and some of them may be unintended. This is shown by the fact that Hamlet wanted to execute the revenge plan regardless of its consequences.
Foremost, he decides to prove whether his uncle Claudius is guilty of the offence and pretend to be insane. Armed with prove Act 3, Scene 2 , Hamlet goes to kill Claudius but gets him praying and stops because he believes that killing him while he is praying will send his soul directly to heaven.
He then leaves to confront his mother in her bedchamber where Polonius is hiding. Taking note of some movements from behind the tapestry, Hamlet thinks it is the king concealing himself there and thrusts his sword through the fabric killing Polonius instantly, and because of this murder, Claudius becomes afraid of Hamlet and sends Him to England where he plans for his murder.
Here, the hatred of Claudius is also revealed. However, Hamlet succeeds to come back. The king tells him that Hamlet killed his father and the two combine efforts to kill Hamlet.
In the end, the three of them die. He takes time to prove whether his uncle Claudius is guilty of the offence.
However, Hamlet did not kill him. Hamlet is slow to act even when he has enough evidence that his uncle killed his father. His procrastination causes his downfall because he is killed at the end. Laertes on the other hand acts with rage when he hears that his father is dead.
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