This is evident as Laertes is unaware of the implications of killing the king, while Hamlet is discouraged by the fear of spending eternity in hell. Laertes' duty to his father is also present in his sister Ophelia who shows love through her obedience to her father. Although she is a highly emotional character and appears to truly love Hamlet, once Polonius tells her to ignore Hamlet's affection she responds "I will obey, my lord". The declarative shows that there is no doubt that she will obey him, the lexical choice 'my lord' also shows further respect by allowing Polonius to take a dominant position. This display of obedience is juxtaposed with Hamlet's line "I will obey you with all my best, lady." Although he is equally respectful as demonstrated by the use of the lexical choice 'maddam', he does not promise to fulfill his duty towards his mother by showing complete obedience. Likewise, the lexical choice 'you' is used as a second person pronoun, which can show that Hamlet does not respect Claudius' as he is not willing to follow his instructions. Shakespeare uses both Laertes' impulsive character and Ophelia's emotional side to show Hamlet as a complex character, much like a coin, he is both impulsive and emotional. This is the cause of his dichotomy because although he wants to act, his thoughts prevent him from taking