These comparisons are used to further add to the literary meaning of a particular piece of work. ... For example, unlike Hamlet, Laertes is impulsive and willing to act without much thought. ... But in my terms of honour I stand aloof; and will no econcilement Till by some elder masters of known honour I have a voice and precedent of peace To keep my name ungor'd. ...
The literary critic, Norman Holland, considers Horatio the Man of thought, Fortinbras, the man of action and Hamlet, the man of thought and action. ... "Now, sir, young, Fortinbras, /Of unimproved mettle hot and full, / Hath in the skirts of Norway . / Which no other than to recover 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. ... One example of this is his staging of The Mousetrap, a shrewd measure by any judgm...
In that case, Claudius's later whispered plottings with Laertes, Ophelia, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are further examples of "poison in the ear." ... Even the most cursory review of the dramatic movement and literary structure of the play, however, demolishes all such interpretations. ... Which is no other - As it doth well appear unto our state - But to recover of us, by strong hand And terms compulsatory, those foresaid lands So by his father lost (1.1.80-89, 95-104).[13] Fortinbras appears in person at the very end of the play, literally having the last word. ...
Depression, melancholy, disillusionment, and disconnectedness are the burning emotions churning in young Hamlet's soul as he attempts to come to terms with his father's death and his mother's incestuous, illicit marriage. ... (IV. iv. 34)"10 This type of self-condemnation is also shared among literary malcontents. ...
