Hamlet stuff

The novel Hamlet by William Shakespear family relationships play a vital roll. Each character seems to have a foil that is represented by someone from another family. Hamlet to Laertes, Hamlet to Fortinbras, Polarius to Claudius. By having a foil, Shakespear created someone that each character could be compared to. Each character, son, wife, husband and so on are blurred together maybe to show certain issues that each character has. Hamlet seems to over think just about every dission he makes. He almost slays Claudius but dicides not to because he's praying and he wouldn't go to hell if he died in prayer. He then doesn't think and stabs Polonius because he thought he was someone else. On the other hand, Fortinbras is a man of action. He takes over Poland and then starts to take over Demark. He uses action instead of thinking over the situation. Laertes is a man of action as well. After Ophelia drowns, he rushes into the castle and threatens Claudius with a sword! However, he then listens to Claudius and realizes it wasn't his fault. Hamlet wouldn't even pick up a sword and rush to avenge his father's death. Hamlet's relation with his father is not explained well in the novel. He is depressed for months after his fathers death and thinks about it constantly, unlike Laertes.