DRJ #4 Hamlets: Act IV/V
Initial Reaction: In politics, careers, or family traditions
there are always in some cases of people with the urge to make something of
them selves. Keeping up with there title to advance or to live on with what
there loved one has presented. There is a time when they pass off or retire for
the next person to take there place but when things takes a turn to not to be
able to that’s when planning comes to make that a reality.
Character Analysis: Fortinbras, Laertes, and Hamlet all have
something in common. There are all men who loved there father’s dearly.
Fortinbras a Prince of Norway wanted to seek revenge on Denmark Denmark
Theme Analysis: Ambition is a clear theme. All these men
were driven in some way to fulfill the shoes of there father. All the anger
that possessed the Princes and Laertes about the fighting, pain, and foolery it
foiled the story to its end. Hamlet and Fortinbras wanting to lead and take
back what they felt was there’s. It has set the tone of deceit and madness.
Laertes a respected man who was overthrown with emotions of his sister and
father passing really fueled his rage of getting justice for all the pain he
experienced. or example when the captain of Norway was sent to by Fortinbras to get lead way through Denmark to "supposedly" attack Poland, Hamlet (Jr.) took it a proud Prince fighting for what he wants. Act IV, Scene IV Hamlets states, “This thing’s to do,” Sith I have cause and will and strength and means To do ’t. Examples gross as earth exhort me.Witness this army of such mass and charge Led by a delicate and tender prince, Whose spirit with divine ambition puffed Makes mouths at the invisible event, Exposing what is mortal and unsure. To all that fortune, death, and danger dare, Even for an eggshell(Hamlet pg.1657).”
I definitely see where you are getting at with this blog. I just thought I would help you out a bit by mentioning how we're suppose to support our theme for the theme analysis. Professor Blunk asked us to support our choice of theme with at least one quote from the play and citing where we found the quote. I know you had your reading from sparknotes, but it does include the act, scene, and the lines in there. I don't know if she would make off points or if it will affect the credit/no credit part of the assignment. I didn't want you to lose any points so I thought I would point that out for you.
ReplyDeleteAside from the distraction above, I also said the theme of the last two acts was ambition. Each character had some form of goal to achieve and would do it at any cost. Even Claudius had his own goal and that was to end Hamlet's life at no cost with fool proof plans. I agree with you how Hamlet, Fortinbras, and Laertes all had the same goal in common. They all felt the need to seek revenge for their fathers.
Love it and I will definitely edit my post thank you Lyna.
DeleteI agree that revenge fuelled the men's ambition to murder. Fighting for the honor of their father is a common goal and Fortibinas is the only one that did not have to do a thing, but lead an army of soldiers through Denmark. I thought that was the funniest thing to a tragic drama.
ReplyDeleteI agree that ambition is a clear theme in these acts. They all are fighting for the honor of their fathers. I thought it was really funny when Fortibinas just walked in they were all dead and took over the thrown.
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