FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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He wants to stop Claudius from killing Hamlet, his friend.
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He wants to take Ophelia back home with him.
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He wants revenge for his father’s death.
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There’s an angry mob outside trying to kill the King.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why does Laertes burst into the King’s court room in Scene 5? He wants to stop Claudius from killing Hamlet, his friend.
Detailed explanation-2: -His reason for wanting to kill Hamlet is that he killed his father. In addition, he wanted to do this because Hamlet had a love relationship with his sister. He feels that he must revenge for his father’s death in order for him to have peace and to keep his reputation untainted (“Hamlet’s revenge, ” para. 1).
Detailed explanation-3: -Laertes breaks into Claudius’s chamber because he is angry that his father is dead and demands to know how he was killed, where his body is, and why Polonius was not afforded the burial ceremony he deserved. In fact, Laertes seems to think that Claudius himself is responsible for his father’s murder.
Detailed explanation-4: -Upon learning of his father’s death, Laertes is grief stricken. He desires revenge after the murder of Polonius. Laertes’s feelings of revenge are further fueled by Claudius’s manipulation and lies. Even though Polonius’s death was an accident, Claudius convinces Laertes that Hamlet killed his father on purpose.
Detailed explanation-5: -What kind of entrance does Laertes make into the castle? Why? Laertes enters the castle enraged and ready to kill whoever killed his father. He just wants to avenge his father’s death.