Hamlet And Laertes Character Analysis

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To the crowd Claudius pretends that its a festive event, and its just a friendly sword duel between Hamlet and Laertes. However in reality he has planned to kill Hamlet in this duel.
In this scene Claudius first befriends Laertes to lower his guard. Then he questions if Laertes truly loved his father, which is playing with his emotions. Claudius then sweet talks Laertes about his skills as a swordsman and uses him to kill Hamlet in a duel.
To a large group of people, Claudius pretends to be very happy to hear that Hamlet is feeling better and is excited for a performance. He is manipulating everyone into thinking he truly cares for