Hamlet and Fortinbras as foils
In Hamlet the character of Fortinbras, a young Norwegian prince, has been used as a foil for the main character Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark. Hamlet and Fortinbras have lost their fathers to untimely deaths. Hamlet's father, King Hamlet, was killed by his uncle Claudius and Fortinbras' father was killed by King Hamlet. Both Hamlet and Fortinbras have vowed to take revenge on the death of their fathers. However, how they go about doing this is the complete opposite of each other. Hamlet, after learning that his father's death was a murder and promising to take revenge, waits and makes sure that what he knows is the absolute truth before he even attempts to take revenge on Claudius. Even after Hamlet is sure beyond any doubts that Claudius is the murderer, he hesitates to kill him. Fortinbras, on the other hand, has been taking action even before the play begins. As the play opens, we learn that Denmark is in a state of alert. The audience learns that the country has been preparing for a war, and from Horatio, the audience also learns that the young Fortinbras is getting ready his "lawless resolutes" for action against Denmark for the killing of his father and for the return of lands previously owned by Norway, (Hamlet I.i. 79-10
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Approximate Word count = 936
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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