Compare and Contrast Hamlet and Laertes
... to kill just like Hamlet wants to kill his uncle. Both Hamlet and Laertes have the same strong desire to revenge. However, Laertes wants to revenge right away, not like Hamlet who postpones killing his uncle even though he had many chances to kill him. In depth, Laertes is positive that the only way to avenge his father¡¯s death is by killing Hamlet. He is a determined character and never looks back after making a decision. On the other hand, Hamlet is not. When his uncle Claudius was praying, he could have perfectly kill him. But then, he thinks that his uncle would go straight to the heaven if he kills him when his uncle is praying. So he decides to take revenge when his uncle is doing bad things, like when he is making love with Gertrude. By this, I could realize how vulnerabl...