Final answer:
In 'Hamlet', each character dies in a distinctive way: Hamlet is poisoned, Laertes is killed by his own poisoned sword, Claudius is stabbed and poisoned, and Polonius is accidentally killed by Hamlet.
Step-by-step explanation:
From Hamlet, the character's deaths can be matched as follows:
- Hamlet - He was poisoned by Laertes' sword which had been dipped in a deadly poison as part of Claudius' plot. However, he also stabs Laertes with the same poisoned sword and forces Claudius to drink poison, thus enacting his revenge before succumbing to his own poisoned wound.
- Laertes - Initially, he conspired with Claudius to kill Hamlet and does wound him with a poisoned sword. However, in the fight, their swords are exchanged, and Laertes is stabbed by his own poisoned sword. Before dying, Laertes reconciles with Hamlet and reveals Claudius’ treachery.
- Claudius - He is stabbed and then forced to drink poison by Hamlet. This is after Hamlet discovers the plot that Claudius had hatched to kill Hamlet.
- Polonius - He was accidentally killed by Hamlet. Hamlet stabs Polonius through a curtain, mistaking him for Claudius who he thought was eavesdropping on his conversation with his mother, Gertrude.