Revenge is a major theme in the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare. In this tragedy, young Fortinbras, Laertes, and Hamlet were all looking to seize revenge on the death of their fathers. Revenge causes someone to act blindly through anger, rather than having a reason. This is exactly what happened to these men, causing the downfall of two, and the rise to power of one. Hamlet sought revenge for the murder of his father, Old Hamlet, by his uncle, who is now King Claudius. Hamlet is first visited by the ghost of his father in the first Act of the play. His father reveals to Hamlet that he was not killed by a snakebite, but rather by his own brother who poured poison in his ear while he was asleep. The ghost of Hamlet’s father then
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Within this conversation between Laertes and Claudius, Laertes is seeking what happened of his now late father. Also, it shows how Laertes is willing to have no bounds upon his actions to make sure that his father is avenged. With this, he is willing to do whatever it takes, even if it means that he has to sacrifice his own life to succeed in his revenge (Shmoop Editorial Team). Fortinbras and Hamlet are alike in multiple ways. One way is that both of their fathers have been murdered and that they are princes within their countries. Another way they are alike is they are both set on revenge and want to avenge the people who murdered their fathers. However, the way they seek revenge are polar opposites. Hamlet doesn’t act quickly and instead contemplates whether or not to kill Claudius or if to leave him. This is true even after the play revealed that Claudius was in fact the murderer of old Hamlet. It isn’t until later in the story that Hamlet decides to get full revenge for his father. Fortinbras, however, is different in the way that he acts almost immediately to avenge his father. For example, before “Hamlet” even begins, it is said that Fortinbras had assembled an army to march to Denmark to retrieve the territory that his deceased father had lost. Also, he has pride in his honor as it is mentioned that he is leading an army to Poland to retrieve an honorable “tiny piece of
Within this conversation between Laertes and Claudius, Laertes is seeking what happened of his now late father. Also, it shows how Laertes is willing to have no bounds upon his actions to make sure that his father is avenged. With this, he is willing to do whatever it takes, even if it means that he has to sacrifice his own life to succeed in his revenge (Shmoop Editorial Team). Fortinbras and Hamlet are alike in multiple ways. One way is that both of their fathers have been murdered and that they are princes within their countries. Another way they are alike is they are both set on revenge and want to avenge the people who murdered their fathers. However, the way they seek revenge are polar opposites. Hamlet doesn’t act quickly and instead contemplates whether or not to kill Claudius or if to leave him. This is true even after the play revealed that Claudius was in fact the murderer of old Hamlet. It isn’t until later in the story that Hamlet decides to get full revenge for his father. Fortinbras, however, is different in the way that he acts almost immediately to avenge his father. For example, before “Hamlet” even begins, it is said that Fortinbras had assembled an army to march to Denmark to retrieve the territory that his deceased father had lost. Also, he has pride in his honor as it is mentioned that he is leading an army to Poland to retrieve an honorable “tiny piece of