Hannah Gropper December 10‚ 2007 World Lit 10-5/Spencer The Influence of Horatio In Hamlet‚ the character of Horatio shapes Hamlet‚ and essentially the story line‚ more than any other character. Many would perceive Horatio as simply a foil for Hamlet‚ but he is much more. He is Hamlet’s sole confidante and friend in the play. Horatio is a very intelligent and learned man and he enjoys thinking and logic. What Horatio tells Hamlet throughout the play is nearly always exactly what Hamlet needs
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tragedy of Hamlet is all the blood that must be shed (even his own) in order to accomplish his goal of avenging his father’s death. Horatio
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Year 12 English Hamlet’s Eulogy (delivered by Horatio) Simone Schulz Lords‚ ladies and citizens of Elsinore‚ what treasure lost. It is with great sorrow that I stand before you in this difficult day‚ in this difficult time. I do not know what to say nor how to say it. We are all here to honour‚ remember and pay respect to the most remarkable Prince we could ever know‚ Prince Hamlet of Denmark‚ beloved son of the late King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude‚ royal courtier and loyal friend. To all
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Horatio’s role is to be a witness and friend. Horatio is Hamlet’s friend from Wittenberg University; he is well-educated. Horatio is trusted by Hamlet‚ and he is used by Bernardo and Marcellus because of Hamlet’s trust in him. One of aspect in Act one is Horatio’s role as a witness. The Act starts with Bernardo and Marcellus bringing Horatio to stand watch with them to show him the “ghost” that they had seen. Horatio refused to believe them about the ghost‚ he was skeptical. Bernardo
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Potential I believe that out of all the characters in William Shakespeare ’s Hamlet‚ Horatio‚ has the most potential. What I mean by potential is that Horatio would make the best real person if he were not a character within the play. Besides Horatio‚ every other character seems to have some kind of major flaw or weakness in comparison. Claudius is obviously power hungry and only concerned with himself. Gertrude‚ although means well‚ is portrayed as betraying King Hamlet by sleeping with Claudius
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Alger Hiss was accused for passing government documents to Soviet agents in the late 1930’s. At this time the hysteria of anti-communism began to take place. It seemed that the federal government wanted to set an example of what will happen if you support communism and to prove at this point that “communist infiltration” was indeed evident. Another important factor about the Alger Hiss trials was that there was evidence of government misconduct
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In Shakespeare’s Tragedy Play Hamlet‚ Horatio shows as a minor character. However‚ the contributions and demonstrations he brings to the play and to the audience are very important and abundant. His role in the whole play can be viewed from three angles. First of all‚ he is most close friend of Prince Hamlet. In all the schemes‚ he performs as Hamlet’s informer‚ assistant‚ counselor and confidant. Secondly‚ Horatio rationally and wisely witnesses and judges key figures and events in the play. He
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Horatio serves as a good friend to Hamlet as a result of his loyalty and general level-headedness in tense situations. From the beginning of the play when Hamlet encounters the ghost until Hamlet’s eventual death‚ Horatio remains faithful to Hamlet‚ helping to guide him. For instance‚ when Horatio first sees the ghost of Hamlet’s father‚ he states‚ “Let us impart what we have seen to-night / Unto young Hamlet” (1.1.184-185). Immediately after viewing something of great concern‚ Horatio’s reacts immediately
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interactions with Horatio. By drawing on elements of this‚ and contrasting them with contextual concerns about religion and spirituality‚ Hamlet is constructed as a deeply meditative play‚ which finds itself continuously delayed and stunted in its attempts to reach fruition. The use of delay to create a play which happens outside of ‘reality’ and thus remains internalised and wrought with anaphasia is most evident in the characterisation
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qualities. Hamlet and Horatio are good friends. From being childhood friends to becoming an adult‚ they remained loyal to each other. Although with almost similar upbringing‚ Hamlet and Horatio are both intelligent and loyal to each other‚ they have their own views and attitudes that contrast to one another. Such as‚ Hamlet tends to be more emotional while Horatio tends to be more logical in terms of thinking‚ and when entraps in a difficult situation; Hamlet acts impulsively while Horatio remains mostly
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