FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Horatio
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Ophelia
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
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Fortinbras and his army
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Detailed explanation-1: -On his way to England, Hamlet observes Fortinbras leading his troops through Denmark toward Poland. He questions a captain and learns that the Norwegians plan to wage war over a worthless patch of land in Poland.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is Hamlet’s reaction to this encounter with Fortinbras’s army? 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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Summary: Act IV, scene iv Fortinbras orders his captain to go and ask the King of Denmark for permission to travel through his lands. On his way, the captain encounters Hamlet, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern on their way to the ship bound for England.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet asks the Captain of Fortinbras’s army the purpose of their expedition. The Captain tells him they are fighting for a piece of worthless land. The Poles and Norwegians will fight for it simply to win honour (line 56). Hamlet is disgusted.
Detailed explanation-5: -what did Hamlet decide after he met a captain in Fortinbras’s army? he decided that he would act upon Claudius immediately because Fortinbras is doing this for just a piece of land.