What is a foil in Hamlet?
A foil is a character who sets off another person by being a contrast to that person. For a character to be a foil to Hamlet, he or she must have things in common with him in order for any differences to become more obvious. There are two characters in the play who are obvious foils for Hamlet.
How are Laertes and Fortinbras foils for Hamlet?
Fortinbras acting as a foil to Hamlet, Decides to handle his plan in a much more active, direct way; he attempts to fight for what his father lost. However, these characters are set apart untimely labeling Laertes as a foil for Hamlet as each of them handled their feelings of anger very differently.
How is Laertes similar to Hamlet?
Hamlet and Laertes are similar in the way they associate with their families. Laertes highly respects and loves his father Polonius. Similarly, Hamlet holds a great respect for his dead father(Hamlet compares his father to a sun god “Hyperion”).
What drives Ophelia crazy?
Ophelia goes mad because her father, Polonius, whom she deeply loved, has been killed by Hamlet. The fact that this grief drives Ophelia to madness reveals her overwhelming feelings of hopelessness and powerlessness, and the power that the men in Ophelia’s life wield over her.
Does Hamlet hate Laertes?
And finally, Hamlet displays his ignorance of the cause of Laertes’ anger towards him. He seems to have forgotten that he killed Laertes’ father, and that the death of that same father might have had something to do with Ophelia’s death as well.
Why is Hamlet jealous of Laertes?
For example, when he kisses her on the lips and talks openly about her intimate actions with Hamlet. This is another reason for Laertes to become mad because the reason Ophelia had become depressed was based off love for Hamlet, Laertes grew jealous, causing more hatred towards Hamlet.
Who kills Laertes in Hamlet?
Claudius
What are Hamlet’s famous last words?
‘Et tu Brute’ is the definitive accusation of someone who has deceived you or let you down. Hamlet’s dying ‘The rest is silence,’ is the perfect end of anything.
Did Romeo and Juliet kill themselves?
At the end of the play, Romeo and Juliet both commit suicide. Although they killed themselves, there were other factors that led them to their demise. The three major causes of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were bad choices, adult interference, and bad luck.
How is Tybalt feisty?
Tybalt Capulet is Juliet’s cousin. He is extremely feisty and enjoys the conflict between the Montagues and his family. He is strong-willed, argumentative, passionate and loyal. Tybalt seeks his revenge by fighting with Romeo, but when Romeo refuses to fight he kills Romeo’s best friend, Mercutio, instead.