Hamlet Contrasting Fortinbras and Laertes with Hamlet in William Shakespeare tragedy Hamlet.Laertes,Fortinbras and Hamlet find them selves in similar situations, while Hamlet waits for the right time to avenge his fathers death,Laertes learns of his fathers death and immediately wants vengeance,and Fortinbras awaits his chance to recapture the land that used to belong to his father.Laertes and Fortinbras go about accomplishing their desires quite differently than Hamlet.While Hamlet acts slowly and carefully, Laertes and Fortinbras seek their revenge with hate.Although each character plots t...

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After encountering Fortinbras, Hamlet is forced to recognize his flaws and how long he has procrastinated from getting revenge against Claudius. Fortinbras is prepared to go at war with Poland, over "... a little patch of ground that hath in it no profit but the name.... He contemplates himself as a man because he lacks the courage and powerful traits that Fortinbras and his army have. ... Without the influence from Fortinbras, Hamlet would not have the driving force to go through with the deed. ... Leading Hamlet to find himself as a character....

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Hamlet feels that his mother impulsively marries Claudius. ... During Hamlet's soliloquy in Act IV, Hamlet hears of the actions of Fortinbras. ... (IV.iv.57-67) Hamlet sees how Fortinbras is willing to sacrifice twenty thousand men for his own fantasy and fame. ... Through Hamlet's soliloquies in Act 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. ... These feelings are more than overwhelming to Hamlet. ...

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However, Hamlet lacks neither courage nor resoluteness. Instead, at the beginning of the play, he lacks the rashness for action that Fortinbras has, and more importantly, he lacks the balance between Horatio's moderation and Fortinbras' decisiveness. ... At first, Hamlet's action, or lack thereof, appears to support the argument. ... However, Hamlet backs away from revenge until he is able to pinpoint the king's guilt, trapping the king in the "Play Within the Play," in which Hamlet exclaims, "I'll have grounds/ More relative than this: the play's the thing/ ...

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Hamlet has been a controversial protagonist of literature for many years. ... In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, the author suggests that Hamlet, through his inaction and bad judgment, is a terribly weak hero. ... As he passes Fortinbras's battle, Hamlet's contempt for his own actions becomes more intense than any other time. ... In admiration of Fortinbras's initiative, Hamlet prmosise "O, form this time forth, My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing more." ... Still, Hamlet's ego fails to gain any humility. ...

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In the play Hamlet by William Shakespear, Hamlet delays seeking revenge on Claudius for his fathers murder. ... Hamlet is unsure of the ghost. ... Horatio agrees to tell Hamlet's story and to obey his last wish of having Fortinbras crowned king. As Fortinbras enters, Horatio says to him, "let me speak.../ How these things came about. ... To honor and give thanks to Hamlet, Fortinbras tells his men to give Hamlet a soldiers funeral, " Bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage" (IV.ii.398). ...

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In the story of Hamlet there is a great deal of mystery which never really ends. ... In Act 1.5 Hamlet speaks privately to the ghost when he proceeds to tell Hamlet that, "I am thy father's spirit Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder Now, Hamlet hear. ... Speak to her Hamlet.". ... 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 avenge his father's name because he was killed by the late Hamlet. ...

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The Ghost informs Hamlet that he was murdered by Claudius, Hamlet's uncle. ... From here, Hamlet arranges a play to confirm the idea that Claudius in fact did murder King Hamlet, and that the Ghost was no an evil spirit playing tricks on Hamlet. ... 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 King of Denmark. ... When Hamlet was looking at a skull, Hamlet asked who it belonged to. ... With The Ghost helping Hamlet understand the spiritual effect of death, and to spark Hamlet's revenge to Horatio ...

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However, it is interesting that there is no mention made of Fortinbras. ... Fortinbras is not mentioned in the Franco Zeffirelli version either. ... The character of Fortinbras and all things related have been removed. ... The film opens with a funeral for old king Hamlet. ... However, Fortinbras remains as a distant presence in this film, mentioned almost as an after thought at the beginning and the end. ...

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