FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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Fortinbras encourages Hamlet to seek revenge as a way of curing his madness
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Hamlet decides that he would like to be as free of conflict as Fortinbras is.
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Fortinbras agrees to support Hamlet in his effort to become King of Denmark.
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Hamlet is inspired by Fortinbras’s passion about an insignificant parcel of land.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How does Hamlet’s encounter with Fortinbras in Act IV help Hamlet to avenge his father’s death? Hamlet decides that he would like to be as free of conflict as Fortinbras is. Fortinbras agrees to support Hamlet in his effort to become King of Denmark.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explain. Fortinbras’ army is on the march to Poland to fight for some land. Hamlet thinks it’s lame to risk soldiers on a piece of land that seems insignificant, but he also admires and respects Fortinbras for going after what he wants. It reminds Hamlet of his own shortcoming in not avenging his father’s murder.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gertrude informs Claudius of Polonius’s death and Claudius realises that it could have been him if he had been there (L13). Claudius is more fearful that he will be blamed for Hamlets actions rather than showing emotion at the death of Polonius (L16-18).
Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet resolves to avenge his father at last.
Detailed explanation-5: -The king is shocked by Ophelia’s behavior, and, when Laertes returns from France, tells him the news of Polonius’s death. Ophelia’s brother returns from France to find his father murdered and his sister insane. He vows revenge on Hamlet, whom he blames for his misfortune. A messenger brings news of Ophelia’s madness.