Fratricide Fratricide Fratricide (from the Latin words "frater" "brother" and "cida" "killer," or "cidum" "a killing," both from "caedere" "to kill, to cut down") is the act of killing one's brother. It can either be done directly or via use of either a hired or an indoctrinated intermediary (an assassin). The victim need not be the perpetrator's biological brother. In a military context, fratricide refers to a service member killing a comrade. Judeo-Christian religion recognizes the biblical account of Cain and Abel, this fratricide was the first type of murder to be committed. In the mythology of ancient Rome, the city
Fratricide Punished "Ur-Hamlet," a kind of primordial source text which some scholars have suggested was used by Shakespeare in creating his "Hamlet". The existence of the "Ur-Hamlet" is debated in itself. Lastly, Duthie argues that the long gap between the assumed time of the text's creation and its discovery is wholly unaccounted for, leaving room for any number of changes. Zachary Lesser, discussing the impact of Q1 "Hamlet" on the popular reception of Q2 and F1, demonstrates the way that both Q1 and "Fratricide Punished" have been used to support arguments from multiple camps across decades of time, a testament to the