Like Hamlet, Laertes in this play was fighting to achieve a similar goal. After Hamlet killed his father, Laertes took it upon himself to fight Hamlet in order to get revenge. Humans often have a similar motivation: to achieve their goals, regardless of the consequences they might face, in order to improve their future. For Laertes to continue his life, clouded by the guilt of murdering his father while he was away, with the intention of enjoying life would be more than he could live with. His need to fight 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 motive when he says: “Let what comes to pass?” ; only, I will take full revenge on my father. His battle with Hamlet not only resulted in Hamlet's death, but also his own, which to most readers would seem an honorable death. Although the character of Laertes is not a major example of "reconciliation" in the play, he depicts a vivid idea behind the human need to revisit the past to rid himself of any guilt that might come back to haunt him..