In addition to being a foil for Hamlet, Fortinbras becomes the throughline for Hamlet's internal conflict. Although Fortinbras intended to avenge his father's honor, he did not take the time to act nor did he rush his revenge plan. Looking at Fortinbras, Hamlet recognizes "to be rightly great/It is not to stir without great argument,/But greatly to find quarrel in a straw/When honor is at stake" (IV.iv.55-53). Although they are similar, Fortinbras acts on his word and does not think as much as Hamlet. Furthermore, Fortinbra's plan of revenge does not include killing his adversary, but taking back "a small piece of land / which has no other profit than the name" (IV.iv.19-20) that his father lost when he died. by the hand of King Hamlet. Compared to Horatio and Laertes, Fortinbras is the perfect balance between primitive instinct and realistic consciousness in this play. Shakespeare uses Fortinbras to bring out the innate passion that Hamlet suppresses with