FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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To visit Fortinbras Jr’s uncle so that he will stop his nephew from invading Denmark.
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To visit Fortinbras Jr’s uncle so that he will stop his nephew from invading Norway.
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To visit Fortinbras Sr. so that he will stop his son invading Norway.
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To visit Fortinbras Sr. so that he will stop his son invading Denmark.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, King Claudius sends two ambassadors (named Cornelius and Voltimand) to Norway to speak to the Norwegian king. The goal of their trip is to convince the king of Norway to stop his nephew, Prince Fortinbras, from invading Denmark.
Detailed explanation-2: -Voltemand tells Claudius that the King of Norway has put a stop to Prince Fortinbras’ threats, and Fortinbras has vowed not to attack Denmark. Polonius then tells Gertrude and Claudius that he thinks Hamlet’s behavior is due to his feelings for Ophelia.
Detailed explanation-3: -He mentions that young Fortinbras has written to him, rashly demanding the surrender of the lands King Hamlet won from Fortinbras’s father, and dispatches Cornelius and Voltimand with a message for the King of Norway, Fortinbras’s elderly uncle.
Detailed explanation-4: -Polonius returns with Ambassadors Voltemand and Cornelius. They bring news from Norway that the old and ailing king, brother to the slain King Fortinbras, has managed to restrain his nephew, young Fortinbras, from invading Denmark.
Detailed explanation-5: -Claudius sends Cornelius and Voltimand to Norway, with a message for Fortinbras’s uncle, the King of Norway, to prevent Fortinbras from attacking Denmark. Detailed answer: In scene 2 of Hamlet, Shakespeare portrays Denmark preparing for a possible war against Fortinbras of Norway.