Explore the differences in the ways Hamlet and Laertes go about seeking revenge
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Explore the differences in the ways Hamlet and Laertes go about seeking revenge. This essay will consider the relevance of father/son relationships to motive for and the manner of revenge, the initial responses of both Hamlet and Laertes to the news of the murder of their father. Finally I will conclude by comparing how Hamlet's and Laertes' responses each compare with Fortinbras' responses to his fathers death. The relationship each son had with his father is important, because it can be seen what motivates them for revenge, and whether or not their father's influence inspires such vengeance. Hamlets' relationship with his father is only shown after his demise. This is the only way we are able to see father and son interact. What we do see of this indicates that they do not have a good relationship, as the ghost of Hamlet's father takes no pains to cover up the torment he...

