... killed, a character to kill him, and an avenger to kill the killer." (Fry, Anthrop, The anatomy of Criticism) The theme of vengeance and guilt plays an important role in Shakespeare's Hamlet. In the beginning of act 1 scene 5, a ghost visits Hamlet claiming to be the ghost of his father. He tells Hamlet to avenge his death for he can ... evidence that there is any desire in her to do anything bad. She is aware that her actions, her marriage to Claudius, may be the cause of Hamlets apparent madness. Hamlet was very upset at his mother for remarrying Claudius, and to deal with this he decid...

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... Hamlet to the land that was possessed by Fortinbras. Polonius was the advisor to the King, and father to Laertes and Ophelia. He was nosy and arrogant, and he did not trust his children. Young Hamlet killed him while he was eves dropping on a conversation between Hamlet and his mother. "How now! A rat? Dead, for a ducat, dead!" King Hamlet was the King of Denmark, and ... to himself. Hamlet names him new ruler of Denmark before he dies, and Fortinbras regains all of his father's lost land, and becomes King of Denmark. Since the Heads of the three major families were each murdered, the el...

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... and loyalty to his father thickens the plot, while Laertes" loyalty brings about the tragic ends of many of the lead character's lives. Honor and loyalty are very human characteristics especially when dealing with one's dead father therefore these themes arelaced throughout the plot of the play. Honor and loyalty are shown in Hamlet through the three main father/ son duos of the play. First of all, in the play Hamlet by Shakespeare Hamlet ... loyalty to his father. He also has many problems with his mother because of the way she has totally disrespected her former husband after his deat...

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... , and Ophelia betrays his love by refusing him on her father's advice. This love betrayed leads to anger as Hamlet scorns both of them. Gertrude too, experiences love lost when she loses her husband, so she turns to Claudius to replace it (just like Hamlet ... the Player Queen. Fortinbras, like Hamlet has lost a father, but instead of turning to a second love, he decides to vent his anger and sorrow by attacking Denmark and reclaiming the land his father lost to Hamlet's father (ironically, Fortinbras ends up with the whole of Denmark when his army visits Elsinore in V.II). The ... Playe...

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... deceased father, on king Claudius throughout the whole play, Laertes wants to avenge the death of his father and sister, Polonius and Ophelia, and Fortinbras, prince of Norway, is trying to take over Denmark because his dad was killed by the dead king of Denmark. A ghostly image, resembling King Hamlet, appeared to converse with young prince Hamlet. The ghost tells Hamlet, "The serpent that did sting thy father's life ... the worse possible way. Instead of the sword penetrating through the body of Hamlet, the roles were reversed and the sword punctured Laertes causing his body to be tak...

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... is the leader of the nation and therefore represents the state of the nation. In the first scene, the guards are on duty outside of the castle when the ghost of the dead King Hamlet appears. Horatio asserts that the ghost brings words of caution to the men that the county is headed for some sort of struggle, which probably means an attack from Norway. Horatio also speaks of Hamlet's battles with King Fortinbras of Norway; Hamlet had conquered much of Fortinbras" land ... , so now the ... ...

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... father death, shows no suppression to his grief and anger and shows it openly. "How came he dead? I'll not be juggled with To hell, allegiance" (Shakespeare). He acts very quickly in avenging Polonius and often seems rash. Unlike Hamlet Laertes is not cruel and spiteful, he does not think of the afterlife thus wanting a quick revenge on his fathers murderer. Revenge is ... a solid plan, and has no traces of emotion or rage, therefore separating himself from Laertes. His substitution of rage with reason allows him to avenge his father's death, and carry out his military plans to conquer ...

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... once known land of Denmark. "Fort" brining value in the name of Fortinbras suggesting he is headstrong and invincible like a wall or a castle. Physically active Fortinbras prince of Norway had levied an army to attack and conquer Denmark. Though son of the late King of Norway, the crown of Norway had gone to his uncle. Throughout the play Fortinbras was kept busy in planning the invasion of so call ... it Poland. Desiring to win nobility through the sword, he cares not for the prize of his brilliance rather in reality his only yearning is to take over his fathers once deserved land Denm...

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... end his own life. Hamlet stabbed Laertes sending poison throughout his body but not before Laertes was able to stab Hamlet with the same poisoned sword ending his life as well. Fortinbras, the son of Old Norway, sought out revenge for the land that had been taken from his father by Old Hamlet years before. Fortinbras" plan for revenge involved him entering Denmark on false ... pretences. He told the people of Denmark that he was just passing through after conquering Poland when actually he was stopping to take back what he felt was rightfully his. Fortinbras stormed in the castle during...

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... standpoint and how he fails to recollect any significant personal memories, as well as his comparison of his father to Hyperion. Whatever the case, he is hell bent on listening to the commands of the ghost of his dead father and avenging his death. In the first act, he discovers the truth about the death of his father, and this causes Hamlet to be resolute in his hatred for Claudius, as ... . As described by Horatio in the play's first scene, Old Fortinbras died honorably in combat against the Old King Hamlet. Both men were valiant kings who settled their differences by putting themselve...

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