Because by that point King Claudius knows that Hamlet knows the truth about king Hamlet's death, so he tries to get rid of Hamlet using Laertes.
Polonius, Ophelia, Gertrude, Hamlet, Claudius, and Laertes.
The Laertes in Hamlet doesn't do this. Are you thinking of some other Laertes?
Technically, King Cladius Kills Gertrude in Hamlet, but not intentionally. King Cladius poisons the wine for Hamlet to drink but he refuses it to keep fencing Laertes but when hamlet makes the second strike the Queen wants to drink to him and when she does she drinks from the poisoned cup and dies.
to get a life
Laertes, King of Ithica
In the Odyssey the son of Laertes is Odysseus.
Laertes is the father of Odysseus in the Iliad and the Odyssey. Laertes is also a character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
During the Odyssey, the king of Ithica was Laertes.
In Greek myth Laertes was king of Ithaca.
His name is Laertes.
In the epic poem "The Odyssey" by Homer, Laertes is the father of Odysseus. He is an elderly man who lives on a farm in Ithaca. Laertes is a wise and loyal character who plays a significant role in the later part of the story.
Laertes is Odysseus' father; his son is Telamachus
Laertes wants to return to his native country of Ithaca in the epic poem "The Odyssey" by Homer.
Laertes conspires with King Claudius
At the time of the Odyssey, Odysseus meets back up with his alive father Laertes in the final book of the Odyssey. In the present day, he is dead.
In Greek myth Laertes the father of Odysseus was son himself of the king of Ithaca Arcesius and Chalcomedusa.