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The Foil Characters of Hamlet Zareef Hamid 11B In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Shakespeare uses foil characters in order to enhance not only the complex, insoluble, divided and introspective character of Hamlet but also to juxtapose his philosophically driven course of action. Ophelia, Laertes and Fortinbras have a curious situational parallelism to Hamlet's as they share a similar kind of loss- the unanticipated deaths of their individual fathers. However it is the manner in which they counter and approach their individual revelation that separates their distinctive personalities, each illuminating a vital aspect of Hamlet's character. Both Laertes and Fortinbras posses in abundance the very quality that Hamlet seems to lack. The character of Fortinbras brings forth significantly Hamlets inability to act and Laertes's detemination to seek revenge shows that he is more governed by passion, where Hamlet is governed by moral and rational considerations. On the other hand Ophelia's genuine madness due her...

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