es into agreeing to a devious plot that would result in the death of Hamlet. All of Hamlet's peers contribute to the theme of how the older generation manipulates and controls the younger generation. However, it is Laertes that is beguiled the most out of the younger generation. After Claudius tells Laertes of how Hamlet is responsible for his Polonius' death Laertes states, ".... my revenge will come." (V.ii.29) Moments after he discovered the identity of his father's murderer, Hamlet, he made it evident that he will avenge his father's murder. Hamlet, on the other hand, at this point in the play, has still not concluded on whether or not to kill Claudius. Similarly, the following question, asked by Laertes of Claudius, demonstrates the same theme, "... tell me Why you proceeded not against these feats," (V.
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