Fortinbras
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Fortinbras is a Norwegian prince in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" who serves as a foil to Hamlet and ultimately claims the Danish throne.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ prince ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II NERFINISHED ⓘ Act IV ⓘ Act V ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
action versus inaction
ⓘ
honor ⓘ political legitimacy ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| claimsThroneOf | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Laertes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declares | Hamlet would have proved most royal ⓘ |
| father | Old Fortinbras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalAppearanceScene | Act V, Scene 2 ⓘ |
| firstAppearsInAct | Act I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearsInScene | Act I, Scene 2 ⓘ |
| governs | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialObjective | recover lands lost by his father ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterObjective | march through Denmark to attack Poland ⓘ |
| leads | Norwegian army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | military leader ⓘ |
| nationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| notableLineContext | arrives after the deaths in the final scene ⓘ |
| orders | soldier’s funeral for Hamlet ⓘ |
| praisedBy | Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praisedFor | decisive action ⓘ |
| receivesPermissionFrom | King Claudius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeOf | King of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | foil to Hamlet ⓘ |
| sharesNameWith | Old Fortinbras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeeds |
King Claudius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Gertrude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
external judgment on Danish court
ⓘ
restoration of political order ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Prince of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workForm | play ⓘ |
| workGenre | tragedy ⓘ |
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