Question

Which character was a foil for hamlet

Answer 1

 Horatio, Fortinbras, Claudius, and Laertes are characters who Shakespeare includes in Hamlet as obvious foils for Hamlet. 
Horatio’s steadfastness and loyalty contrasts with Hamlet’s variability and excitability.Claudius’s willingness to disregard all moral law and act decisively to fulfill his appetites and lust for power also contrasts Hamlet.