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Emotions
Far too often we see men and women with noble causes lose their motive because of their emotional behavior. Their emotions cause them to lose track. We see no finer example of a man with a noble cause whose emotions cause him to lose sight of his noble cause: the character of Laertes in the play Hamlet. Laertes has a vendetta against Hamlet for killing his father. Although Laertes meant well in avenging his father's death, his emotional behavior overtook him in the process. If we look at other characters in the play, we find a similar struggle between a noble goal and one's emotions. Hamlet fights the same battle as Laertes does; however, Hamlet is better able to control his emotions. To maintain a noble goal without faltering, one must be able to rid one's self of emotions that lead to undesirable actions.
To understand Laertes's erratic behavior, we must first establish his proper motive. The play Hamlet takes place in Denmark around the medieval times.......

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