Part one of term paper
In the play Hamlet, William Shakespeare uses the characters of Laertes and Horatio as foils to the tragic figure of Hamlet. Because Hamlet's character is in contrast to them, he becomes more vivid for the reader. In the lawless and poisonous "unweeded garden" , that is the court of Denmark, it seems to Prince Hamlet that an educated, thoughtf ...

Part two of term paper
... from France after he has heard the rumour of his father's death. He feels very depressed and distressed about that. As Laertes, accompanied by his followers, breaks into the castle, the first person he sees is the King. At the time, in Laertes' mind, there is nothing more important than his concern for his father's death. Impetuously, he rushes to the King addresses King Claudius to a "vile king" , takes out his sword and points it threateningly at the King, demanding of him where his father ...