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Who is Laertes in hamlet play?

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Laertes is the son of Polonius and the brother of Ophelia.

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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.


Who is laertes in Shakespeare?

Laertes is the son of Polonius and brother to Ophelia whom Hamlet loves. King Claudius poisons Laertes's sword with the intent to kill Hamlet in the tragedy play by Shakespeare titled Hamlet.


Who is Laertes?

Laertes is the father of Odysseus in the Iliad and the Odyssey. Laertes is also a character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare.


When was Laertes - Hamlet - created?

Laertes - Hamlet - was created in 1600.


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."


Who is dead on stage at the end of the play hamlet?

Well, a lot of people: Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, and Laertes.


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.


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.


How was Osric linked to Hamlet in the play?

Plotwise, he's sent to get Hamlet to fence with Laertes. Hamlet teases him somewhat cruelly. There's no particular thematic link.


What act in the play hamlet laertes poison's prince hamlet with a poison sword?

The fifth. That's also the last. The end of the play is when massive death occurs.

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