Young Fortinbras did this through asserting himself and his military to action, and invading the then troubled Denmark. Despite Hamlet’s passive contemplation, he too avenged his father’s murder by stabbing Claudius and forcing him to gulp down a glass of poisoned wine. Both Young Hamlet and Young Fortinbras sought vengeance for their fathers’ untimely deaths, but had contrasting motives and completely opposite plans of action. Fortinbras' father, King of Norway, was killed during battle for control of “a little patch of ground”(4.4, 19). Fortinbras’ uncle claims the throne of Norway just as Claudius took the throne in Denmark, and linked the common destiny between Young Fortinbras and Hamlet in their attempt for vengeance of their fathers’ deaths.
Hamlet Act 4 Questions 1. When Gertrude tells the King that Hamlet is “Mad as the sea and the wind when both contend which is the mightier.” I think she is believes that she because, Gertrude explains how Hamlet was in such a wrath that he was carless enough to kill a person that was hiding behind the curtain one of which he didn’t know the true identity of the man. 2. Claudius’s immediate reaction to the news of Polonius’s death reveals about his character that he is selfish and truly only cares about his own life and not about Polonius’s life. But he is also frightened of Hamlet and he isn’t as righteous a man as he wants people to believe that he is, he as well doesn’t want his public image will be ruined by this.
Can I get a beer?” Barrel: “Sho.” (Barrel reaches for a glass) “What you putting out ole man?” Tall Man: “ Look here, Barrel we got a question. Who’s brother this here cat’s brother supposed to be? He’s call everybody here brother.” Barrel: “He mine, something wrong?” Narrator: Look man, thats our way of speaking. I meant no harm by calling you brother. I’m sorry you misunderstood me.” Barrel: “Here’s your beer.” McAdams: “ Brother you say ?” (Barrel presses his chest on the bar.)
When it comes to trickery for power, Claudius murdered his brother King Hamlet in order to become the new King of Denmark, which also relates to the theory of Marxism and the difference between two classes. King Hamlet for example, represents the higher class in which controls the higher majority of power, while Claudius would represent the lower class, since he was a normal citizen in the state of Denmark before the murder of King Hamlet. Claudius committed the murder to control the Danish throne and had secretly lied about the death of his own brother. Another method of deception used by Claudius would be the dishonesty for the sake of his own life. After Claudius had realized that Hamlet knows he committed the murder of his father, he decides to send Hamlet to England to his death, and orders Guildenstern and Rosencrantz to follow Hamlet, and he uses the method of deception by lying to the two courtiers by telling them that he is sending Hamlet away due to his madness and weird behaviour, but Claudius is really afraid for others to find the truth behind King Hamlet’s death.
Richard III laughs as he ruses Lady Anne into believing that he killed her husband and father because of her beauty. “Was ever woman in this humor wooed?” Richard when he’s alone, he mocks her because she fell for his hoax. Richard was actually a very smart man and very deceiving at the same time. The beginning of act 1 starts with this heartfelt speech of Richard speaking of how he feels about his brothers and how he will reach the top. Richard is bitter, deformed, not loved, and sickened by peace, so he will set his brothers up for their death and rise up.
The main characters are both the sons of monarchs, so they are princes, Simba and Hamlet. But it isn't just the protagonists that allude to one another; the villains in both The Lion King and Hamlet can be directly and similarly compared to one another. Both Scar, from “The Lion King” and Claudius, from “Hamlet” are brothers of the king. They are jealous of their brother’s power and plot to take them out and take their heir. They however succeeded in killing their own flesh and blood and took over their throne.
Richard is presented as a character both deformed in appearance and in spirit. He has the aim of becoming King at all costs and Shakespeare depicts him as thoroughly unprincipled and vicious. Primarily he is motivated by boundless ambition to gain and keep the crown. Utterly heartless, he does not hesitate to betray his own brothers, devising the murder of Clarence, deceiving and damaging the reputation of Edward IV, and orchestrating the death his own nephews. Shakespeare manipulates our response to Richard by implying in the text that he poisoned his wife Anne in order to gain a political marriage to his niece, Elizabeth of York.
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” a) Speaker: Marcellus b) Meaning: It means something is rotten in the state of Denmark c) Significance: There are suspicious events occurring in Denmark under the management of Claudius 5. The serpent that did sting thy father’s life now wears his crown” a) Speaker: King Hamlet b) Meaning: The real snake that his poisoned your father is now wearing the crown c) Significance: Hamlet ‘s suspicions of his uncle are confirmed when the ghost of king Hamlets tells him that he was murdered by Claudius. 6. This above all: to thine own self be true” a) Speaker: Polonius b) Meaning: Above all, be true to yourself c) Significance: Polonius advises
Macbeth’s actions are just as poorly chosen as the murder’s that commit the crime today. Macbeth killing anyone in his way is not a way to get to royalty. Succeeding by performing great expectations should be the way Macbeth would want to receive the glory of royalty. Macbeth is seen as good in the beginning of the play for helping his country in fighting against the Norwegian king wanting to harm his familiar surroundings. As the play goes on Macbeth becomes greedy after the mysterious visit of the three witches telling him he will become king.
Claudius did so in order to gain access to the throne because he is at the top of the list of King Hamlet’s Line of Succession. Hamlet is convinced that he must kill Claudius in order to avenge his father’s “foul and most unnatural murder.” (I.V.25) Hamlet carefully plans the killing so that Claudius will go to hell in order for his father to be at peace. In addition, Hamlet is the only character in the play that knows the truth of his father’s death but is condemned by Claudius as a “madman that [must] not go unwatched.”(III.I.190) Therefore, Claudius’s royal servants and his wife, Gertrude, are convinced that Hamlet is an insane man whose words cannot be trusted. Claudius abuses his power even more by sending Hamlet’s school friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to escort Hamlet to England to have him killed. In the end, Claudius‘s corruption gets the better of him as he is killed by his own poison that Hamlet inflected on him but Hamlet is also killed by the same poison.