The Great Laertes Quotes

The Great Laertes Who is Laertes? Laertes is a young lord, son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia. Laertes wants to protect his sister and avenge the death of his father. Laertes is impulsive and senseless in his hunt for revenge which ends up leading to his own death. Laertes is a brave and compulsive person who does not think before acting. He is very quick to action and is eager to seek revenge, “O thou vile King, Give me my father!,” (4.5.115) this shows the type of character Laertes is and foreshadows how he will get revenge at any cost. He is prideful and is fighting for his family's name. “Then weigh what loss your honor may sustain If with too credent ear you list his songs, Or lose your heart, or your chaste treasure open,”(1.3.29)