The eighth conflict featured is Laertes blaming Prince Hamlet for the deaths of his family, Polonius and Ophelia. Laertes is greatly enraged at Hamlet for the pain he has caused his family and him to endure, because of this enragement he now plans to slay Hamlet. But Laertes has a backup plan in case he can not defeat Hamlet by himself, “I will do’t, And for that purpose
I’ll anoint my sword. I bought an unction of a mountebank So mortal that, but dip a knife in it…
It may be death,” (Shakespeare 4.7.141-149). Laertes knows that he can’t beat Hamlet by himself, so this evil plan reveals a darker, deeper side of him. Laertes is determined to avenge his family’s deaths at all costs. This internal conflict he experiences becomes a external conflict once he decides to act upon it. …show more content…
He is becoming mad on the inside because of the lose of family, and this leads to him planning to seek revenge which will lead to mortality. But the mortality to come isn’t what he expects, because his plan backfires upon him and Claudius. This conflict is important to the plot of the play because it sets up the final act to come.
The ninth and final conflict expressed is the ultimate conflict in the play. This conflict is the multiple deaths in the final act of Hamlet. In this act, the biggest conflict is set to take place.
It is all set up by the planning of Laertes and Claudius. Laertes plans to poison the tip of his sword so when he cuts Hamlet, he will take the poison in his body through the wound. Claudius has the backup plan of if Laertes fails and Hamlet wins, he will poison wine for Hamlet to drink in celebration after he wins the duel. This plan of Claudius backfires on him when Queen
Gertrude unknowing takes a drink of the poison wine after Hamlet wins a round of the duel,
“‘Gertrude, do not drink.’ ‘I will, my lord, I pray you pardon me.’ ‘It is the poisoned cup. It is too late,’” (Shakespeare 5.2.293-295). This is the start of the conflict presented in this act.
I’ll anoint my sword. I bought an unction of a mountebank So mortal that, but dip a knife in it…
It may be death,” (Shakespeare 4.7.141-149). Laertes knows that he can’t beat Hamlet by himself, so this evil plan reveals a darker, deeper side of him. Laertes is determined to avenge his family’s deaths at all costs. This internal conflict he experiences becomes a external conflict once he decides to act upon it. …show more content…
He is becoming mad on the inside because of the lose of family, and this leads to him planning to seek revenge which will lead to mortality. But the mortality to come isn’t what he expects, because his plan backfires upon him and Claudius. This conflict is important to the plot of the play because it sets up the final act to come.
The ninth and final conflict expressed is the ultimate conflict in the play. This conflict is the multiple deaths in the final act of Hamlet. In this act, the biggest conflict is set to take place.
It is all set up by the planning of Laertes and Claudius. Laertes plans to poison the tip of his sword so when he cuts Hamlet, he will take the poison in his body through the wound. Claudius has the backup plan of if Laertes fails and Hamlet wins, he will poison wine for Hamlet to drink in celebration after he wins the duel. This plan of Claudius backfires on him when Queen
Gertrude unknowing takes a drink of the poison wine after Hamlet wins a round of the duel,
“‘Gertrude, do not drink.’ ‘I will, my lord, I pray you pardon me.’ ‘It is the poisoned cup. It is too late,’” (Shakespeare 5.2.293-295). This is the start of the conflict presented in this act.