Hamlet the Avenger - 1363 Words

The Battle of the Avengers Ms. Kresnik Joshua Service ENG4U November 5, 2012 The oxford dictionary describes an avenger as a person who sets out to punish or hurt somebody in return for something bad or wrong that has been done to them, their family or friends. Such a motive can be argued as the fuel for Hamlet, Laertes and Fortinbras. In the play Hamlet, by William F. Shakespeare; Hamlet, Fortinbras and Laertes are all noble young men avenging the deaths of their fathers. However, the ways these characters went about with their revenge were in complete contrast with each other. While hamlet waits and analyzes the death of his father before seeking revenge, Laertes hears of his father’s death and immediately seeks vengeance on†¦show more content†¦(IV.vii. 1-5) Claudius realizes the state in which Laertes is in and uses it for his own use. Claudius in this passage is convincing Laertes that it was Hamlet who killed his father. He also convinces Laertes that he should kill Hamlet and also that he should not put a boundary on the revenge for his father. Laertes essentially turns into a tyrant when he rushes into the castle demanding the murderer to come forth while threatening King Claudius with Gertrude observing. The death and quick burial of his father had him in extreme suspense. Laertes is so angry he essentially strips himself of his faith and expresses that he is willing to be dammed to hell in order to kill the murderer of his father in a church! He says that he’s willing, â€Å"..to cut Hamlet’s throat i th’ church† (IV.vii.140) Laertes challenges Hamlet to a duel even though he is not as great as a swordsman. With the first plan to kill Hamlet had failed, Claudius and Laertes scheme to poison the drink an d sword in which either should kill him. Laertes indeed injures hamlet but hamlet does the deed twice. 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