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Essay Galaxy - The Use Of “Foil” Characters In Shakespeare’s Hamlet
The Use Of “Foil” Characters In Shakespeare’s Hamlet
“What a piece of work is a man”. In this statement, Shakespeare
through the words of Hamlet acknowledges man as a brilliant and complex
creature. This inherit complexity may be the reason for Shakespeares use
of foil characters. We can see examples of these foil characters in
Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the form of Fortinbras, Laertes and to a lesser
extent Horatio. These characters are placed in similar situations to that
of Hamlet so that through their actions we might draw comparisons,
establishing the strengths, weaknesses and a better understanding of the
character Hamlet. Perhaps the most direct and obvious link between Hamlet
and his two main foil characters Fortinbras and Laertes, is their murdered
fathers. Hamlets father King Hamlet was killed by his brother Claudius,
Fortinbra....
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