... requested it, proving to the audience she indeed committed suicide. 2. If someone suggested that Fortinbras be cut from the play, it should be argued that his inclusion in the play actually plays a key role for Hamlet's character development. Fortinbras parallels Hamlets character flawlessly. While Fortinbras and Hamlet are very similar in upbringing and nobility, Fortinbras is also everything Hamlet cannot be. He is decisive and takes action without hesitation ... in order to proof his birthright and do right by his nation while Hamlet is too cautious and hesitant to actually ... ...

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... after death" [78] leaves all to reconsider taking flight to the unknown. In his finally soliloquy, Hamlet finally triumphs over his inner demons and decides to act. A lesser man (Fortinbras) would not have been so torn apart, yet Hamlet's nobility and reason leave him open to tragedy. Hamlet is not the only one surrounded by death and disease; all the principal characters ... of heart/ as I do thee" (IIIii70-3) obviously Hamlet thinks highly of Horatio. Horatio believes in Hamlet and would probably have followed him to the end "Here's yet some liquor left" (Vii344), reveals that Horatio ...

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... kingdom of Denmark, immediately following the close of the curtain in this play, is purely speculation. However, it can be assumed what action must follow. Fortinbras now has control over the kingdom, as Hamlet's dying wish was to let Fortinbras be king. Why? Why let Fortinbras, a man who, again, mirrors Hamlet so brilliantly, take a throne he was on his way to usurp? Perhaps it is because ... Hamlet realized for himself that his struggle had been for nought but the ... that his revenge was wasted. There is no better way to describe it than by using the lyrics in 'In The End' by L...

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... why he has not done anything, and then he decides that he contemplates too much! It is made apparent that Hamlet is connected to Fortinbras. He references Fortinbras as a "divine prince." (IV, iv,45-47) Hamlet deeply respects what Fortinbras has done in honoring his father, and is ashamed because he turned his back when his family's honor became an issue. Rightly to be great Is ... not to stir without great argument But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honor's at stake (IV, iv, 55-58). For the remainder of this soliloquy ... , Hamlet is concentrated again on his course of ... ...

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... act, from which has no chance for salvation, whereby he will go to hell upon death. During Hamlet's soliloquy in Act IV, Hamlet hears of the actions of Fortinbras. When honor's at the stake. How stand I then, That have a father killed, a mother stained, Excitements of my reason and my blood, And let all sleep, while to my shame I see ... II, III, and IV, one is able to see the internal struggle which Hamlet faces regarding the revenge of his father's death, and the epiphany he has when he learns of the plans of Fortinbras to invade Denmark. From Hamlet's soliloquies in Act I and III, o...

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... cannot be sure whether he can even trust his own mother in the struggle for power that takes place later in the play" (Watt 160). Killing for revenge is a theme exhibited throughout this play. "As events continue, the reader comes to realize that by the end of the play the characters of Hamlet, Fortinbras and Laertes have all had their fathers killed, the main ... reason being revenge" (Campbell 109). The fact that Fortinbras father (the King of Norway) was in fact killed by Hamlet's father before the play even began sets the tone of revenge. The theme of unending revenge ... killing i...

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... cannot be sure whether he can even trust his own mother in the struggle for power that takes place later in the play" (Watt 160). Killing for revenge is a theme exhibited throughout this play. "As events continue, the reader comes to realize that by the end of the play the characters of Hamlet, Fortinbras and Laertes have all had their fathers killed, the main ... reason being revenge" (Campbell 109). The fact that Fortinbras father (the King of Norway) was in fact killed by Hamlet's father before the play even began sets the tone of revenge. The theme of unending revenge ... killing i...

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... behind them. But the sanity is only a small part. For these passages hold great and profound thought. There are many situations in which Hamlet's thoughts are profound. These are not the ponderies of a man gone mad, but of a brain contained within a prison. Of ... in an enraged state; thus sending him straight to hell; Hamlet finds it the best time to take what is due him. But the life of Claudius was not taken. For it proved to be Polonius. From here Hamlet began his decision into action. Hamlet still begins to question why he, unlike others, have a problem moving himself to action. Whe...

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... and the poisoned blade, but also insists on the poisoned goblet; which Gertrude accidentally drinks. This in turn, directs Hamlet's resolution on killing Claudius and he stabs him, before he himself dies, ending the play. Then, Fortinbras, another avenger of his father's death assumes power in the name of Norway; granting the end of Denmark as an independent country. Claudius also admonishes ... Hamlet of continued grief or mourning over the death of his father, but saying that excessive mourning is morally corrupt ... machinations to kill Hamlet; and is killed by Hamlet in a duel. Ham...

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... deadly blow to Hamlet; but in a scuffle, the swords exchanged hands and Hamlet also landed a vital blow. Laertes died there after a moment, but just before Hamlet died with Laertes, he stabbed the King with the cursed sword. Hamlet also made Claudius drink the poisoned wine. Before Hamlet spoke his last word, he asked Horatio to tell people what happened and give the throne to Fortinbras, a neighboring leader ... . Just after Hamlet ... died, Horatio had these words to say of Hamlet, Now cracks a noble heart, good night sweet prince,/ And flights of ... ...

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Readers do not tend to notice the importance of minor characters and how they help the main character through the story in multiple ways. In the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, the actions and words of the minor characters, such as the Ghost, Horatio, and the gravedigger, play a crucial ... For example, he offers to commit suicide when Hamlet is dying in his arms. Horatio is the only important character that survived the many murders that happened. As a result, he will play an important role of telling the story of those who have fallen and telling Fortinbras that he will be the...

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... what why he is mad, and they listen to the King because they all want what is best for Hamlet. At an arranged meeting between Hamlet and Ophelia, Hamlet figures out that someone is listening in on them and he continues to act crazy as more proof to Polonius that he has gone insane. ... Claudius has no doubt in his mind that Hamlet has completely gone insane. Towards the end of the play, everyone thinks Hamlet has gone fully insane. He is sent off to England by the King to be killed because the king felt that Hamlet was a threat to him. When Hamlet sees that Fortinbras is sending thousand...

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... anymore and feels very insecure and desolated. Even her brother Laertes is not there to console her. So, because of his father's death and Hamlet's behavior, Ophelia goes mad and commits "suicide". Her death is the most unostentatious and poetic; the way she died, make us feel sorrowful ... The King, because of his ambitions, dies and Hamlet accomplished his revenge. Before dying, Hamlet asks Horatio, his confidant and better friend, one who provides information necessary to move the play along, to tell his story to everybody and also tells Fortinbras that he approves him as a successor ...

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The search for justice causes one to act blindly through anger, rather than through reason. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, young Fortinbras, Laertes, and Hamlet were all looking to avenge the deaths of their fathers. They all acted on emotion, and this led to the downfall of two, and the rise to power of one. ... families swore vengeance, and two of the three sons died while exacting their acts of vengeance. The central plot of Hamlet concerns a search for justice. There were three major families in the Tragedy of Hamlet. These were the family of King Fortinbras, the family of Polonius, and the fa...

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... , and two of the three sons died while exacting their acts of vengeance, revenge is a major theme in the Tragedy of Hamlet. There were three major families in the Tragedy of Hamlet. These were the family of King Fortinbras, the family of Polonius, and the family of King Hamlet. The heads of each of these families are all slaughtered within the play. Every one of the ... three eldest sons had one thing in common:- they all wanted revenge for a slaughtered father. In the time in which this ... died while exacting their acts of vengeance, revenge is a major theme in the Tragedy of Hamlet. ...

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