Question

Laertes: How came he dead? I’ll not be juggled with.
To hell, allegiance! vows, to the blackest devil!
Conscience and grace, to the profoundest pit!
I dare damnation. To this point I stand,
That both the worlds I give to negligence,
Let come what comes; only I’ll be reveng’d
Most throughly for my father.

Based on the passage, which best describes how Laertes feels about his father’s death?

eager to take his father’s place
anxious to avenge his father’s death
loyal to his father’s memory
worried about his father’s soul

Answer 1

anxious to avenge his father’s death

He rejects conscience and future consequences ("To hell, allegiance!... I dare damnation") and says he will be "reveng’d / Most throughly for my father," showing determined desire for vengeance.