The Comparison of Laertes to Hamlet In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Laertes has a significant resemblance to Hamlet. Hamlet and Laertes biggest similarity is that they both seek revenge for their father's murder. Hamlet and Laertes both have a relationship with Ophelia. Like Hamlet, Laertes is suspicious of those in power. Hamlet, who questions his Uncle's intentions at the throne and Laertes, who questions Hamlet's love for Ophelia. Laertes: "Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting, The perfume …showed first 75 words of 709 total…

…showed last 75 words of 709 total…soul reason to kill with honor. With Laertes it is easily shown that he is impulsive and seeks any revenge to justify his father's death. Yet when we look at the fates of these two young men, each suffered the same and died the inescapable death. To be honorable, or not to be honorable? That is the question. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. Ed. Barbara A. Mowat & Paul Werstine. New York: Washington Square Press, 1992