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slyates91
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High School - 12th Grade

What characteristics do Hamlet and Laertes not have in common?

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Posted by slyates91 on Friday March 6, 2009 at 1:05 PM and tagged with characters, hamlet, laertes.

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  1. danylyshen Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    1. Hamlet is of noble birth.

    2. Hamlet is the "most immediate to the throne."

    3. Hamlet does not have any siblings.

    4. Hamlet speaks to ghosts.

    5. Hamlet is not, we should believe, of the character to use poison to accomplish revenge.

    6. Laertes is "rash and bold, crashing his way into Elsinore. Laertes is not, however, an admirable character; he actively conspires with Claudius to determine the outcome of his duel with Hamlet." source

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/hamlet/hamlet-character-analysis
    http://www.enotes.com/hamlet/laertes-character-analysis

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    Posted by danylyshen on Friday March 6, 2009 at 8:53 PM