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LAERTES CHARACTER STUDY, Laertes refers to Hamlet as 'Hamlet',…
LAERTES CHARACTER STUDY
ACT 1 SCENE 3
He is seen as a liability to his family's honour due to Polonius instructing him on social etiquette, and also the additional spying Reynaldo is told to do by Polonius once again (A2S1)
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A mirror image of Polonius, in terms of their male vantage points regarding the patriarchy and the honour their family has to uphold
Viewed as a hypocrite, by Ophelia, showing attributes of unworthiness
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ACT 1 SCENE 2
Used to emasculate Hamlet, through the discrepancy between the way Laertes and Hamlet are introduced within A1S2
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Laertes refers to Hamlet as 'Hamlet', rather than, what his sister and father would do, 'Lord Hamlet' - Trench
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Idea that they were close, makes Laertes' betrayal far more emotional and personal, likewise for Laertes when Hamlet kills Polonius
The difference between Laertes and Hamlet's justification for madness and revenge, is how close each was to the murderer
Horatio vs Laertes
H - close family dynamic, able to converse freely, respect is mutual
L - mutual aggression and betrayal, infidelity to childhood friendship
Laertes and Fortinbras are both representatives of action, and suck furnish a most expressive contrast to the non-activity of the Danish Prince - Hall
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Polonius concludes his lecture towards Polonius with 'Farewell, my blessing season this in thee' - contrasts Ophelia (see mindmap)