FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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Laertes is Polonius’s father
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Laertes is Polonius’s brother
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Laertes is Polonius’s son
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They are not related; Laertes is Polonius’s servant
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Detailed explanation-1: -Laertes is the son of Polonius and the brother of Ophelia . In the final scene, he mortally stabs Hamlet with a poison-tipped sword to avenge the deaths of his father and sister, for which he blamed Hamlet. While dying of the same poison, he implicates King Claudius .
Detailed explanation-2: -Laertes is the son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia. He sees himself as responsible for his sister’s safety, especially concerning her purity. He is also absent for some major events of the play, including his father’s murder, as he travels abroad in Paris.
Detailed explanation-3: -Polonius is the Lord Chamberlain of Claudius’ court. He is also the father of Ophelia and Laertes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Polonius is a character in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. He is chief counsellor of the play’s ultimate villain, Claudius, and the father of Laertes and Ophelia.
Detailed explanation-5: -Parenting requires selflessness, trust, and humility. These are qualities that Polonius, the father of Laertes and Ophelia, lacks. He uses his children for his own selfish reasons knowing the detrimental effects it will have on them.