... his courage and uphold his family honour than Hamlet is. He could and did what he wanted, while Hamlet thought of different things but could not take action. Fortinbras had no difficulty in slaying innocent people in an attempt to uphold honour. However, Hamlet had a lot of difficulties in slaying the guilty. Hamlet contrasts his capabilities to act to those of Fortinbras. "When honour's at the stake, ... how stand I then trick of fame." (IV, iv, 55-60) Fortinbras" ability to act and his leadership weakens Hamlet in the eyes of the reader. Hamlet wants justice ... to be served, along wi...

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... , but they end up going about reaching those goals in different ways. This is the case in Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Hamlet, Laertes, and Fortinbras all have the same goal of avenging their fathers" deaths, which leads to some similarities in their actions, but because of each of the men's individual motives, they go about getting their revenge in very different ways. Although the three men go ... tasks. Laertes hears of his father's death and rashly makes his way back to Denmark being followed by an angry mob. He makes no hesitation in taking action to get his revenge. Once King Ham...

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... the lives and wealth that will be lost for such a vain victory. Like Hamlet, Fortinbras is overwhelmed with the desire for glory and vengeance. Although the two men share desire to avenge their father's death as well as the loss of their royal crown, they differ in their rationale. Hamlet admires Fortinbras" passion to the point where he berates himself for his inaction, but he ... also questions Fortinbras" reason "to gain a little patch of ground/ That hath in it no profit but the name." With his father's murder to avenge, Hamlet cannot relate to such an empty motivation. "The soldier...

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... of us, by strong hand/ And terms compulsatory, those foresaid lands/ So by his father lost." (1.1. 107-116) Later in the play, Fortinbras" zealousness when honor is at stake becomes clear and is a source of inspiration to Hamlet. Hamlet, in response to hearing of Fortinbras" conquest of a worthless patch of land, reacts: "Witness this army of such mass and charge, / Led by a ... delicate and tender prince, / Whose spirit with divine ambition puffed / But greatly to find quarrel in a straw/ When honor's at stake." (Act.4.4.50-59) Hamlet, while praising Fortinbras" spirit, brings under scr...

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... to be a form of murder, the act could be justified only if the revenger died after the revenge was carried out. In William Shakespeare's world-renowned tragedy Hamlet revenge was the driving force behind three of the main characters: Hamlet, Laertes, and Fortinbras. For two of the characters it led to their tragic downfall and for the other it led him to greatness. The ... castle during the mock duel and saw everyone lying on the ground either dead or dieing from poison. Before Hamlet had succumbed to the poison he gave his vote to Fortinbras in the election now to be held, making him t...

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... father had lost. He is mainly seeking his revenge on young Prince Hamlet because of his father's death, but in a way he is seeking revenge on all of Denmark to regain his land. When Fortinbras arrived from Poland, Hamlet expressed his wish, right before dying on the middle of the floor, that Fortinbras should be the new ruler of Norway. This is another plot for ... father. The new ruler of Denmark ordered a proper burial for Hamlet, giving him funeral honors like he is a military general. Hamlet was out to avenge his father's death by killing his uncle, Claudius, Laertes plotted his rev...

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... going on in the country it's not surprising that "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" (I, iv, 90). There are many things rotten in Denmark, these include; invasion, death, and treachery. In Hamlet, The Norwegian army, led by Fortinbras, wants to invade Denmark. This is because of the acts of the old King Hamlet towards old Fortinbras. King Hamlet had slain old Fortinbras in battle and ... now the young prince Fortinbras is seeking revenge. Fortinbras ends up invading Denmark when everyone had died, and ... declared himself king. "Such a sight as this / Becomes the field, but h...

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... his uncle, who is aware that the body of Polonius was meant to be his, Hamlet refuses to reveal where he has hidden the body of Polonius. Claudius orders Hamlet to go into exile in England where it will be easy to have Hamlet killed. Before leaving for England, Hamlet encounters Fortinbras, who is crossing Denmark to battle for barren lands. Musing on the futility of ... his actions, Hamlet, who still has to avenge the death of his father and his mother's dishonoring ... , and here is he, to cautious and non-aggressive to avenge the murder of his father. This brief interaction with Fort...

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... grieving for his father, is about to return to his schooling, yet stays as requested by his uncle and mother. He soon learns that there is a ghost in the shape of his father Old Hamlet who appears at nights, so he decides to investigate. He speaks to the ghosts and learns that his father is cursed to purgatory because he was actually ... happening, Laertes, son of Polonius, is about to venture to France. Yet before he leaves he tells his sister Ophelia to ignore the lies Hamlet speaks to her and wait till he becomes king before she agrees to marry him. Claudius learns that Fortinbras ha...

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... his father, just as Hamlet is avenging his own father's death. Fortinbras gets back his fathers land without use of violence or death. Hamlet names him new ruler of Denmark before he dies. The irony in this is that Fortinbras didn't need to do anything to get what he wanted, yet everyone else received brutal consequences. In fact Fortinbras was the only person in Hamlet who received a positive ... outcome. It is ironic that Hamlet and Laertes are both seeking revenge for the ... same thing, only once Laertes discovers his father was murdered he immediately seeks revenge unlike Hamlet wh...

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... by the ghost of his father. He hesitates at the thought of revenge, looking for solid proof to justify the revenge. In the end Hamlet seeks revenge without giving mercy to anyone that gets in his path. Also in the play there are other characters; Ophelia, Laertes, and Fortinbras that undergo the same quest to seek revenge for their respective father's deaths, but go about ... who killed is father, he conspired to kill him, but his plan backfires and not only kills Hamlet, but himself as well. The third character was the Norwegian prince, Fortinbras. His father was Norway's king and was ...

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... for revenge. Crying for his father is probably a more natural reaction than the inclination to kill. In the last act, Shakespeare's idea of the nature of revenge is very clear. Hamlet and Laertes had lost their lives by taking revenge into their hands. Fortinbras, who did not avenge his father, gained a kingdom. His actions were rewarded, and his father's ... death was avenged without the tragedy that Hamlet and Laertes experienced. "Fortinbras is the man of the hours, the representative of a restored political stability" (David Bevington). Fortinbras acted commendably and was recompense...

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... he can go forth with his plan to kill him and avenge his father's murder. The second time Hamlet delays in enacting his revenge, occurs just after the play within a play. Hamlet goes to find Claudius, he finds him kneeling in a prayer like state. This causes Hamlet to question himself, if he kills Claudius while he is praying and confessing, his soul will go to ... on to tell the story "Thou livest: report me and my cause aright/ To the unsatisfied " (IV. ii .340-341). Horatio agrees to tell Hamlet's story and to obey his last wish of having Fortinbras crowned king. As Fortinbras enters...

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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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... concerned with threats to himself rather than how these threats might translate into trouble for Denmark. Fortinbras, who will take over the kingdom appears to be a man of character and would most likely be a better leader of Denmark than would Hamlet. Hamlet's tormented soul may rest in peace. Hamlet is a flawed man, but he suffers misfortune that is not entirely deserved. He acts according to ... his deep moral beliefs, and although he reflects on these beliefs, he frequently acts without thought. Although Hamlet's fall is tragic, it is not a pure loss. The tormented soul of Hamlet no...

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... and friends, eventually, leaving Victor to feel lonely, just like he did. Since both Hamlet and the monster are revengeful, they are similar. Fortinbras, a character in Hamlet, comes from Norway, a rival of Denmark in the play. He seeks revenge for his father's death, the former King of Norway, after King Hamlet made a bet with him and he wound up losing his life and an important territory ... of Norway. The way that revenge gets involved with the land of Denmark is because Fortinbras comes to Denmark to ... claim his revenge. However, Fortinbras ... ...

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... aware that he is failing to avenge his father's death by "letting all sleep." Hamlet's awareness of the poor judgment he used in carrying out his schemes grew with each passing day. As he passes Fortinbras's battle, Hamlet's contempt for his own actions becomes more intense than any other time. Hamlet says: Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument, But greatly ... to find quarrel in a straw When honour's at the stake. In admiration of Fortinbras's initiative, Hamlet prmosise "O, form this time forth, My thoughts be bloody, or ... be nothing more." They would be nothing...

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... sick, incestuous mother, who helps to kill her husband, emotionally abandons her son, Hamlet, and marries her former brother in-law, Claudius for the wrong reasons. Overall Gertrude is a selfish, two -faced and manipulative woman. Gertrude's significance in the play is central. She creates the situation that Hamlet struggles with throughout the play and the tragedy the play ends with. She does this ... by falling in love with Claudius and collaborating with him to kill King Hamlet, Prince Hamlet's father. She did Claudius a favor by marrying him because he wanted to become King and rule...

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... aware that soon enough, he must murder Claudius for causing the death of his father as well as putting Hamlet through the pain he has been in. Hamlet refers to King Claudius as a "bloody, bawdy villain" (2.2.580). However, despite all of this, Hamlet decides that instead of taking revenge right away, he would find out if the Ghost was telling the truth ... simply take action in killing the King and believes that perhaps his reasoning is, "Bestial oblivion, or some craven scruple/ Of thinking too precisely on the event" (4.4.40-41). He has "Cause, and will, and strength, and means,/ To d...

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... occupations the owners of these skulls served in life. Ophelia's body arrives, Hamlet is not yet aware about Ophelia's death. He wonders who has died, and soon after he realizes it was Ophelia who has died. ACT 5 SCENE 2 Characters: Hamlet, Heratio, Osric, Lord, King, Laertes, Queen, Fortinbras. Setting: A hall in the castle. Summary: Hamlet tells Horatio how he plotted to overcome ... Claudius's plan to have him murdered in England. He replaced the sealed letter carried by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, which called for ... Hamlet's execution, with one calling for the execution of the b...

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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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... Among these, some of the key aspects are the themes of the play comprised of a mystery story, ghost story, and story of revenge. In the story of Hamlet there is a great deal of mystery which never really ends. The first mystery that we encounter is the question of whether or not the ... this he puts on a play in which his father's death is acted out to get Claudius" reaction. Hamlet gets to avenge his father's death, but not before he is struck with a poisoned tip by Laertes who got his revenge on Hamlet for taking his father's life, Polonius. Fortinbras wants revenge on Denmark to aveng...

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... Fortinbras, The Danish Court and The Danish People As close friend of Hamlet I wish to write an account of the deaths that occurred in and around the Danish Royal Family. I will bring forth the truth concerning Hamlets apparent madness in order to clear his name of any slander. The guilty party is none other than the deceitful King Claudius, and Hamlet ... trickery and said to them, "I am but mad north, north west when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw." Hamlet confided in me about his decision to entrap Claudius into admitting guilt with the production of "The murder of ...

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... stop anyone especially Claudius from finding out about his plan for revenge. It is only through his numerous soliloquies that we hear Hamlet's true feelings. The first of major significance comes in act 2 scene ii. It comes after his meeting with the players. He starts by saying "O what a rogue and peasant ... and Laertes leap into her grave which seals their death. The final scene is where all four characters die through poison and treachery. In this scene Hamlet speaks to the audience for the first time, he wants the story to be told truthfully "report me and my cause alright/To ... t...

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... dominant theme of revenge saturates the play and is the manipulative influence behind the actions that make the play a tragedy. In discussing Hamlet and its themes, Patrick Cruttwell describes Hamlet as being " almost nothing but an embodiment of revenge" ("Patrick" 235), which ends in the deaths of almost everyone involved. Usually, revenge is seen as an easily rationalized emotion; one turn deserves another. On ... could sympathize with him for being with his mother (93). Next, his depression could be caused by the acknowledgement that he could not be with his mother (94). Another fac...

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