Both Hamlet and Laertes strive to avenge their father’s demise.
Hamlet’s father, the previous king, was killed by his brother Claudius. Despite his initial drive to take revenge, Hamlet tiptoes around his current course of action for quite some time. He conjures up some detailed and heart-wrenching soliloquies as a result of this. Hamlet is resentful at his own reluctance to act. He blames it on his cowardice. Although Hamlet believes it is his pusillanimity at work, it seems as though his plan is simply a lengthy one. He has a well thought out strategy that does indeed succeed, even though it results in his own death. He is very hard on himself. The fact that he often has suicidal thoughts increases the pressure upon him two-fold. Hamlet’s
Hamlet’s father, the previous king, was killed by his brother Claudius. Despite his initial drive to take revenge, Hamlet tiptoes around his current course of action for quite some time. He conjures up some detailed and heart-wrenching soliloquies as a result of this. Hamlet is resentful at his own reluctance to act. He blames it on his cowardice. Although Hamlet believes it is his pusillanimity at work, it seems as though his plan is simply a lengthy one. He has a well thought out strategy that does indeed succeed, even though it results in his own death. He is very hard on himself. The fact that he often has suicidal thoughts increases the pressure upon him two-fold. Hamlet’s