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Shakespears’ play Hamlet, each character in the play has their own profile. Some characters differ from each others traits and some have so much in common that it is hard to believe that they are rivals. This rivalry is present between the two characters of Hamlet and Laertes. These two characters are enemies but have similar qualities and intentions in the play, leaving one difference. Hamlet’s approach in taking revenge towards Claudius for killing his father was very slow because he pondered a lot. Where for Laertes, his act of taking revenge towards Hamlet was very quick and forceful, not wasting any time. The similarities are that they both appeared to lose control and go mad because of their fathers’ and Ophelias’ death they both seek out revenge for the person who killed their fathers. These similarities and differences can be further explained in the following paragraphs. After the deaths of Hamlets and Laertes’ fathers, both sons had different methods of taking out the action of revenge. Once Laertes found out the news that Hamlet killed his father, he wasted no time in thinking of killing Hamlet would send him to hell or if it is