Like Hamlet, Laertes in this play was struggling to achieve a similar goal. After Hamlet's death of his father, Laertes decided to duel Hamlet to seek revenge. Humans often have a similar motivation: to achieve their goals regardless of the consequences they would have to face to improve their future. For Laertes to continue his life clouded by guilt over his father's murder while he was away, enjoying life would be more than he could live with. His need to duel Hamlet not only for the sake of being a good son, but also to prove himself to others around him shows that his ego and pride also played a role in his goals and we understand this reason when he says “Let whatever comes come.” ; only that I will take complete revenge on my father." His battle with Hamlet not only led to Hamlet's death but also his own, which to most readers would seem like an honorable death. Although the character of Laertes was not a major example of "reconciliation" in the play, he represented a vivid idea behind the human need to revisit the past to free himself from any guilt that may come back to haunt him.