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Hamlet stabbed him with the poisoned sword which Laertes had poisoned to kill Hamlet. He was, in Hamlet's phrase, "hoist with his own petard."

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Polonius. In earlier versions of the play, including the First Quarto of Shakespeare's Hamlet, he is called Corambis.

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Hamlet does.

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Hamlet kills polonious.

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How does Laetres die in Hamlet?

Laertes annoints his sword in order to poison Hamlet, however at somepoint in the match (after Laertes poisons Hamlet, but before Hamlet is killed by the poison), Laertes and Hamlet switch swords and Hamlet also poisons Laertes.


What did Hamlet die of?

poison from laertes sword


When was Laertes - Hamlet - created?

Laertes - Hamlet - was created in 1600.


Where did hamlet die?

Wherever in the Castle of Elsinore he had his fight with Laertes.


Who is the first one to die in the last scene of Hamlet?

Laertes.


What happens to the king Hamlet laertes and the queen?

they all die


Why does laertes die before Hamlet?

I don't know. Especially since Hamlet was stabbed first. But Hamlet is the main character. He has to take longer to die


What kills laertes?

Laertes is killed by the poisoned sword that he originally killed Hamlet with. After wounding Hamlet with the poisoned sword, the swords are switched and Hamlet wounds Laertes with the poisoned sword.


How did Hamlet Shakesphere die?

The play about Hamlet was totally made up by William Shakespeare - there was no 'real' Hamlet.


Who had the poisoned blade in hamlet?

First, Laertes stabs Hamlet with it. Then Hamlet takes it from Laertes and stabs Laertes with it. Then Hamlet stabs Claudius with it before forcing the poisoned wine down Claudius' throat.


How do laertes claudious and Hamlet die in the end of Hamlet?

Laertes cuts Hamlet by his poisined sowrd, but Hamlet takes the sowrd and kills lartes by it after Laertes confesses that King Claudius wanted that to happen and he is also the one that poisined the cup (that Gurtrude drank from and died). Hamlet then rushes towards the king, making him drink from the poisined cup and by the poisined sowrd.


Both Hamlet's and Laertes's fathers were murdered How did the reactions of Laertes and Hamlet differ?

Hamlet thought a lot about avenging his father's murder, but Laertes acted on his desire to avenge his father's murder.