Shakespear Reason vs Passion
In William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet, Laertes, Fortinbras and Hamlet find themselves in similar situations. While Hamlet waits for the right time to avenge his father's death, Laertes learns of his father's death and immediately wants vengeance, and Fortinbras awaits his chance to recapture land that used to belong to his father. Laertes and Fortinbras go about accomplishing their desires quite differently than Hamlet. While Hamlet acts slowly and carefully, Laertes and Fortinbras seek their revenge with haste. Although Laertes and Fortinbras are minor characters, Shakespeare molds them in order to contrast with Hamlet. Fortinbras and, to a greater extent, Laertes act as foils to Hamlet with respect to their motives for revenge, execution of their plans and behavior while carrying out their plans. Although each character plots to avenge his father in the play, the motives of Laertes and Fortinbras differ greatly than that of Hamlet. Fortinbras, who schemes to rebuild his father's kingdom, leads thousands of men into battle, attempting to capture a small and worthless piece of Poland. After his uncle warned him against attacking Denmark. The added land will do little to benefit Norway's prosperity, but this campaign may cost "tw
He continues this behavior when he delays killing Claudius, who is Shula 7 praying, because that would send his soul to Heaven. This leads Laertes and Fortinbras to be manipulated by others, but since Hamlet is secretive about his plans and thinks everything through, he does not become a pawn. Shakespeare portrays Fortinbras as being concerned with material possession in the play. While Laertes and Fortinbras are ready to carry out their plans, Hamlet feels overwhelmed by his duty. While Hamlet takes his time, carefully planning his moves, Laertes and Fortinbras act in haste. Hamlet is the character that the audience wants to sympathize with in the beginning of the play; however, he shows that he lacks some morals, just as Laertes and Fortinbras do. Fortinbras fulfills this description when he persists in trying to reclaim land by attacking Poland. When Hamlet is talking with Rosencratz and Guildenstern, he admits that "there is nothing / either good or bad but thinking makes it so" (2. In his tragedy, Hamlet, William Shakespeare uses the characters of Fortinbras and Laertes to contrast with Hamlet throughout the play. Just as Fortinbras and Hamlet contrast in many other respects, they are opposites Shula 6 with respect to their values and morals. His uncle, Claudius, has killed his father, taken the throne, and married his mother. Laertes on the other hand, displays a few more morals than Fortinbras, but he, to, acts maliciously at times. Shakespeare opens the play with events swirling like a maelstrom around Hamlet in order to create sympathy for the Danish prince.
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