... revenge upon another character. These negative mindsets serve to reveal the main characters' antagonistic intentions and excessively prideful personalities which largely contribute to the central theme of "Hamlet." The beginning of act one introduces the theme of revenge, already giving purpose and conflicts among the characters living in Denmark. The play begins with three characters guarding ... were inconsequential. Fortinbras's acts portray his arrogance as Horatio uses diction that reveals tones of superiority which function to initiate this theme of revenge. He says that King Hamle...

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