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 willingness to disregard the importance of Shakespeare's authorship in the text, in accordance with earlier understandings of authorship, a constant facet of "Hamlet" discussions. This is not to say that "Fratricide Punished" is without influence on theatrical productions. Both Q1 Hamlet and "Fratricide Punished" place their scenes in a different order than do the Q2 and folio versions of "Hamlet", and this may have inspired stage directors to reorder their own productions of "Hamlet" in turn. A version of "Fratricide Punished" was performed at the NADA theater in New York City for the "Hamlet" Festival of 1994 alongside a rap