ituation and action to that of Fortinbras and the army of twenty thousand men. After learning of Fortinbras' plan against Poland, Hamlet becomes disgusted with his inability to avenge his father's murder. He wonders how he has just "let all sleep" even after the killing of his father and the moral death of his mother. He is even more ashamed when he thinks of the twenty-thousand men who are willing to go to their deaths for a valueless piece of land that's not even big enough for their graves. This was enough to set his mind once and for all. At the end he decides that from that moment on, all he will think about is his revenge against anyone that has done injustice towards him. He says "O, from this time forth, My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing more " (65-66) In this soliloquy Hamlet's personality is, for the last time in the play, clear to the reader. He is shown against another Prince who is the exact opposite of him in the same situation. By this the reader learns more about Hamlet's characteristics and the way he thinks. Also, here Hamlet has finally made a decision on what to do. He has made up his mind to have only bloody thoughts instead of ones that are well thought out. Fortinbras' pursuit of his goal has given Hamlet the example on how to act if an opportunity presents itself. Hamlet is so determined to do something he does not wish to think about the consequences anymore. Although Fortinbras is not present for much of the play he has a large influence on Hamlets decisions. Shakespeare utilizes the similarities and differences of the two young princes in the play Hamlet...
