2006-12-04 14:07:03 · 3 answers · asked by j_d_sherwood 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Both of them are sons whose fathers were killed, and both feel the need to avenge those deaths.
2006-12-04 15:42:55 · answer #1 · answered by shkspr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both the previous are good answers, but as well, all three men are blocked in one way or anotherr from taking direct action to affect their revenge. Fortinbras by political reality, Laertes by the "popularity" (in Claudius' words) of Hamlet, and Hamlet by his own uncertainty and religious scruples.
All three get their revenge, but more or less by accident. Not only that but it seems Fortinbras gets all the chips in the kitty: "crowned without his stir".
2006-12-05 02:57:45 · answer #2 · answered by Steve C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They mirror the situation that Hamlet is in himself. A father who was very much the main figure in their lives dies of unnatural causes. It's a way to reiterate Hamlet's perspective.
2006-12-04 16:12:01 · answer #3 · answered by jkrenee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋