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Wednesday, 10 February 2010

What Hamlet was really all about

The whole play was a metaphor for the futility of political action if you do things just for the sake of doing something, because you end up killing everybody.

Fortinbras serves as a foil for Hamlet: While the Danish prince is hesitant and given to making long-winded speeches, the Norwegian is impulsive and hot-headed, determined to avenge his slain father at any cost. In this light, the triumph of Norway over Denmark at the end of the play can be seen as a triumph of firm, decisive action over doubt and prevarication; Hamlet's ambivalence and reluctance to act in the early parts of the play exacerbate the situation within the Danish court and ultimately lead to a massacre which eliminates the entire leadership, ruining any hope the nation has of defending itself against the invasion.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortinbras

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