FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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the late King Hamlet
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Hamlet
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Claudius
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Fortinbras
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Detailed explanation-1: -As Norway’s army, led by young Prince Fortinbras, surrounds the castle, Hamlet finally exacts his revenge and slays Claudius by stabbing him with the sword and then forcing him to drink the poison that he had intended for Hamlet.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the Ghost vanishes, Horatio explains that King Hamlet (Prince Hamlet’s father) had slain King Fortinbras of Norway in combat and reclaimed land for Denmark.
Detailed explanation-3: -The events narrated by Shakespeare in his tragedy Hamlet1 are the following: King Hamlet of Denmark dies suddenly and his brother Claudius a few weeks later marries the widow, his sister-in-law, Queen Gertrude; according to the official explanation, a snakebite was the cause of his death.
Detailed explanation-4: -Fortinbras is also the name of the former king of Norway and father of the crown prince Fortinbras. King Fortinbras was slain in the play’s antecedent action in a duel with King Hamlet. The duel between the two is described by Horatio in Act One, Scene One (I, i) of the play.