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Fortinbras serves the same purpose as the actor-
they inspire Hamlet into action.
Hamlet sees the actor perform his speech, and sees someone
very devoted to his cause.
He sees Fortinbras as a bloody warrior, who has no qualms about
slaughtering the innocent, while Hamlet has problems slaying
the guilty.
Oh yeah...if Fortinbras was gone, who would get the throne?
Posted by Tamsin on April 09, 1997 at 22:32:51
In Reply to "what is the importance of fortinbras in the plot of hamlet *HELP*ASAP" posted by :) on April 09, 1997 at 17:59:47
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