FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Opposite
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Foils
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protagonists
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antagonists
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet recognizes what Shakespeare has made abundantly clear throughout the play, that Laertes is Hamlet’s foil. He mirrors Hamlet but behaves in the opposite manner. Where Hamlet is verbal, Laertes is physical; where Hamlet broods, Laertes blusters.
Detailed explanation-2: -A foil in literature is a secondary character who contrasts with the story’s protagonist. They usually serve as the antagonists and are meant to give context to the actions and traits of the main character. Hamlet’s foils are Claudius, Laertes, Horatio, Polonius, Ophelia, and Fortinbras.
Detailed explanation-3: -When Hamlet says that he is Laertes foil, what possible meaning could this have? Foils= fencing swords. A foil is also a character whose qualities are in contrast with the qualities of another character with the objective to highlight the traits of the other character. Laertes is a foil for Hamlet.
Detailed explanation-4: -Fortinbras, Hamlet, and Laertes want to seek revenge for their fathers’ death. While Laertes and Hamlet are motivated to kill the murders, Fortinbras is set on regaining the throne. Hamlet and Laertes’ motives are personal, while Fortinbras acts in the name of Norway and obligations to his people.