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.

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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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Hamlet character Fortinbras