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He ends up being King of Denmark. Since the entire royal family of Denmark gets dead in the last act, and Fortinbras happens to be there with an army, he wins by default. Fortinbras says that he has some claim to the throne of Denmark. This is crap--he has no claim at all as Claudius showed clearly in the first act. He is just a scumbag adventurer who happens to be in the right place at the right time.
Fortinbras is the son of the former king of Norway. His father died at the hand of Hamlet Sr (Hamlet's father). His uncle took the throne, however it is said that he is on his death bed. Fortinbras is said to be mounting an army throughout the play in order to take back the land his father lost to Denmark. At the end of the play, just before Hamlet dies he announces Fortinbras to be the new king of Denmark.
Hamlets said in his last words "but i do prophesy the election lights on Fortinbras, he has my dying voice." so that means Fortinbras was named.
Fortinbras in Hamlet would most likely be is Simba. Prince Fortinbras is also a parallel to Prince Hamlet who Simba has a similar role to in The Lion King. Both Fortinbras and Simba mourn their father's death and seek revenge at any cost. Also, Fortinbras wants control of Denmark that his father lost to King Hamlet similar to Simba who wants to reclaim his homeland from Scar.
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Hamlet nominates young Fortinbras to take the throne of Denmark.
He ends up being King of Denmark. Since the entire royal family of Denmark gets dead in the last act, and Fortinbras happens to be there with an army, he wins by default. Fortinbras says that he has some claim to the throne of Denmark. This is crap--he has no claim at all as Claudius showed clearly in the first act. He is just a scumbag adventurer who happens to be in the right place at the right time.
Fortinbras is the son of the former king of Norway. His father died at the hand of Hamlet Sr (Hamlet's father). His uncle took the throne, however it is said that he is on his death bed. Fortinbras is said to be mounting an army throughout the play in order to take back the land his father lost to Denmark. At the end of the play, just before Hamlet dies he announces Fortinbras to be the new king of Denmark.
Hamlets said in his last words "but i do prophesy the election lights on Fortinbras, he has my dying voice." so that means Fortinbras was named.
Hamlet sees Fortinbras and concludes that he is a worthy prince.
Fortinbras in Hamlet would most likely be is Simba. Prince Fortinbras is also a parallel to Prince Hamlet who Simba has a similar role to in The Lion King. Both Fortinbras and Simba mourn their father's death and seek revenge at any cost. Also, Fortinbras wants control of Denmark that his father lost to King Hamlet similar to Simba who wants to reclaim his homeland from Scar.
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Fortinbras is heir to the throne of Norway. He is a parallel character to Hamlet. He wants to recover the lands that King Hamlet, Prince Hamlet's father, won away from Norway in combat on the day that Prince Hamlet was born. He asks for free passage across Denmark to attack Poland, but that may be a ruse to get his troops on Danish land to force his claim. [This is what has Claudius worried enough to add extra sentries at the start of the play.] At the end of the play, with all of the corpses littering the floor, Fortinbras assumes the throne of Denmark and orders the corpses to be carted away.
Fortinbras had it coming because his name was gay
Fortinbras takes over after the death of Hamlet, (and Claudius,) so in that sense Fortinbras was.
Fortinbras. This is likely a literary reference (Fortinbras is name of the ruler of Norway who also becomes king of Denmark at the end of Hamlet).
Rosencrantz and Guildenstein. Which are two of the courtiers in Fortinbras of Denmark.