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What Shakespeare play had a sword fight in it?
Hamlet fought against Laertes, the brother of Ophelia and the son of Polonius. He was looking to kill Hamlet because of the deaths of Ophelia and Polonius. So, with Claudius, he plotted to have a fence match between the two of them.
Does hamlet kill himself?
He is stabbed by the tip of Laertes' poisoned rapier during their dual. Not necessarily... He is wounded by the rapier, but then stabs Laertes, and kills his uncle before he himself dies.
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.
What three specific things did Hamlet use?
In the play Hamlet, Hamlet uses a sword, a wine glass, and a skull.
Which of Claudius and laertes traps for Hamlet succeeds in killing him?
Poisoned sword
What did Hamlet die of?
poison from laertes sword
Where do Hamlet and Laertes fight in Hamlet?
In Ophelia's grave.
How did Hamlet Shakesphere die?
The play about Hamlet was totally made up by William Shakespeare - there was no 'real' Hamlet.
How do the king and laertes intent to make triply sure that Hamlet is dead?
1. Laertes' sword is unbaited 2. Laertes' sword is poisoned 3. Hamlet's drink is poisoned
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.
Why did Laertes die in Hamlet?
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."
Why did hamlet kill laertes?
Because he and King Claudius planned it...they put poison on the end of the sword so that when Laertes stabs Hamlet, Hamlet dies. The motive also has to do with the fact that Laertes is avenging his father's (Polonius's) death, whom was killed by Hamlet.
