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How does Shakespeare use Laertes as a parallel to Hamlet in the play?
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How does Shakespeare use Laertes as a parallel to Hamlet in the play? Hamlet is a story of revenge and of the way the characters in the play respond to their grief and the demands of loyalty from the deceased. Laertes is presented as a parallel character to Hamlet and provides a pivotal point on which to compare the actions and emotions of Hamlet throughout the play. Hamlet and Laertes are two young men faced with avenging their fathers' deaths. However, the way that they both react to their grief and how they rise to the call of vengeance is the main contrast between them. While Hamlet is a man of thought; Laertes is a man of action. Hamlet is introduced as a mourning son, greatly troubled by the recent marriage of his mother to his uncle. The audience immediately establishes a connection with this character as he seems very unsure and vulnerable...
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