ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -He intends to revenge his father, Old Fortinbras, who was killed in a duel with Old Hamlet and thereby lost some Norwegian lands to Denmark. Restrained from doing so by his uncle the king of Norway, he invades Poland instead, to capture a useless little plot of land. This greatly impresses Hamlet.

Detailed explanation-2: -You all know that Prince Fortinbras of Norway, thinking he’s more powerful than I am and that Denmark is in a state of disarray following our king’s death, has demanded the return of the lands his father lost.

Detailed explanation-3: -In order to avenge his father’s death, Fortinbras invades Denmark and ends up taking the Danish crown for himself, thereby living up to his name, which means “strong-armed.” Fortinbras demonstrates how the son of a murdered king is supposed to behave.

Detailed explanation-4: -There is no grief after his father; Fortinbras is led by desire to get the crown. His dispossession of the crown was a great shock for him. He decides to control another kingdom. He shows no respect, no care about thousands of people in his army.