Hamlet feels quite uneasy about the Norwegians crossing over Denmark to be able to get to Poland so that they may have a bloody battle for a piece of land that is almost entirely insignificant besides the name of it (IV.4.18-22). Honestly, one can understand why Hamlet could be a little confused and even a little troubled about it as well. However, the main reason that he is so troubled is because he begins to see his own heart and how he has been dealing with the whole situation with Claudius. He wants to kill the king, but he has not taken much initiative to do so yet. Hamlet sees the Norwegians and how they are fighting for something that is not important at all and it makes him look down on them for not fighting for something bigger, yet realizes his ownself and he hasnt fought for what he thinks is very important, which is to have revenge on Cluadius. It's interesting to see what is going to happen next. It seems like Hamlet's plan is starting to lose control a little bit.
Laertes and Hamlet both have fairly similar characteristics. For instance, Hamlet shows his superiority not only as a male, but also a person when he talks to his mother and the king. He is very confident in his speech with the king and he is also very controlling to his mother when he tries to tell her of her sin and Cluadius' sin (III.4.54-88). Laertes also does the same thing with Claudius when he approaches him with pure confidence when he (Laertes) thinks that the king killed his father. Laertes runs up to the king and breaks the door down because of his rage at the king (IV.5.111). Both Laertes and Hamlet are both similar in that they both display confidence when handling certain situations. Sometimes this is good, but sometimes this is very bad and it gets them in trouble, or rather, will get them in trouble.
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