Morality of revenge

             Imagine a student studying a work of William Shakespeare, namely Hamlet. This student wonders whether or not he should take revenge on his little brother for destroying his favorite toy. He decides to analyze further the characters of Hamlet, Laertes, and Fortinbras in the Shakespearean play Hamlet in order to help in making his decision.
             In the Shakespearean play Hamlet; Shakespeare illustrates how the morality of revenge leads to the downfall of Hamlet and Laertes and the success of Fortinbras.
             The benevolent character of Fortinbras demonstrates how his good moral decisions leads to his success. Fortinbras' decision to follow his uncle's orders not to attack Denmark shows to the audience that he is a very moral character. In the beginning of the play, Prince Fortinbras prepares to attack Denmark but withdraws after receiving orders from his uncle, the King of Norway. Although Fortinbras was contemplating revenge for his father's death, his good moral decisions prevent him from attacking Denmark, which would otherwise be his future throne. Later on in the play, young Fortinbras follows through with his choice of attacking the Polish instead of the Danes
             Hamlet encounters the captain who informs him that the army is headed to "some part of Poland" to "gain a little patch of ground." Fortinbras decision of not attacking the Danes, will in turn, affect the outcome of events, which will lead to his crowning by Hamlet
             Moreover, after Fortinbras' victory against he Polish, his decision to come visit Elsinore later concludes to his throning In fact, after the battle Hamlet has just went through and later hearing of Fortinbras arrival at the castle, Hamlet declares Fortinbras the next king of Denmark Hamlet himself saw the benevolent and honorable character of Fortinbras and so saw him fit to be the next king. Instead of avenging his father's death, Fortinbras moral character decides to do...

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