Overview
Character Name
Laertes
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Antagonist, Foil
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
The Danish court of Elsinore
Analysis
Laertes is Polonius’ son and Ophelia’s brother, a young Danish lord who spends much of the play at university in Paris. As soon as Laertes is informed of the accidental murder of his father by Hamlet, however, he returns to Elsinore to exact his revenge. Laertes serves as a
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