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Fortinbras's Ascent
Discussion
Act 5,
Scene 2
Lines 330-332

A discussion of Fortinbras’s ascent to the throne in Act 5, Scene 2 of myShakespeare’s Hamlet.

Fortinbras

And call the noblest to the audience.
For me, with sorrow I embrace my fortune.
I have some rights of memory in this kingdom,

Earlier in the play, Fortinbras, rash and bent on revenge, was a threat to Denmark. Now, he seems to have tempered his vengefulness, and is all set to become King of Denmark. How does Fortinbras’s character compare to that of Hamlet? What do you think of Shakespeare’s choice to have Fortinbras become the next King of Denmark?