He is the outside observer to the madness. Hamlet could soliloquize to no end, but it is his conversations with Horatio that ground the play in reality. Horatio believes Hamlet and thus we have permission to believe. He sees the Ghost and so we can believe that Hamlet has seen the Ghost. If Horatio were not there, Hamlet's sanity would truly be in doubt. Horatio's second purpose is to be Hamlet's one true confidant. Apart from Hamlet's soliloquies, his conversations with Horatio are the only insight we have into what the Prince is really thinking and feeling.
But why Hamlet chooses Horatio to become the sole person on whom he can rely is of primary concern here. From the first scene we see that Horatio is calm, resolute, and rational. Not afraid to confront the Ghost, Horatio demands that it speak if it knows what future awaits Denmark or if it has come to make a confession: If thou art privy to thy country's fate O, speak! Or if thou hast uphoarded in thy life Extorted treasure in the womb of earth Hamlet acts more passionate than Horatio does.
While Horatio tries to counterbalance things out by thinking about them with more logic. The final scene — at the end of which almost every lies dead on the stage — has Hamlet dying in his friend, Horatio's arms. Osric is seen being taken by surprise and stabbed. Horatio is Hamlet's trusted friend and confidant. When we first see Horatio in Shakespeare's Hamlet , he is called upon by the castle guards to address the ghost that they have encountered.
Horatio is a discerning and intelligent man, and the appearance of this ghost makes him deeply uneasy. Hamlet admires Horatio for the qualities that Hamlet himself does not possess. He then breaks off short. His last line in the play is 'Which have solicited - The rest is silence. Horatio's Skepticism When we first see Horatio , he's been called to the castle by the guards because he's a "scholar" he goes to school in Wittenberg with Hamlet.
That means he should be able to judge whether or not the apparition that's been appearing on the battlements is actually a ghost. Horatio serves as Hamlet 's foil throughout the play and is his loyal friend. As was mentioned in the previous post, Horatio is trustworthy, rational, and level-headed.
Hamlet confides in Horatio throughout the play, and Horatio is always quick to offer sound advice. Laertes succeeds in wounding Hamlet , though Hamlet does not die of the poison immediately.
Hamlet then stabs Claudius through with the poisoned sword and forces him to drink down the rest of the poisoned wine. Claudius dies , and Hamlet dies immediately after achieving his revenge. Horatio swears himself to secrecy about the ghost and Hamlet's pretense of madness, and conspires with Hamlet to prove Claudius' guilt through the traveling players' production of The Murder of Gonzago. He is also the first to know of Hamlet's return from England, and is with him when he learns of Ophelia's death.
Hamlet shows his love for Ophelia when he confesses to her that he loves her, when he tells her to go to a nunnery to protect her, when he sends her the letter, and when he finds out that she has died. Why does it matter if Horatio is a scholar?
Smart, doesn't believe in ghosts. What excuse does Claudius offer not controlling Hamlet with a stronger hand? What does the king say at the beginning of Scene 3 is the reason he cannot take immediate action to punish or restrain Hamlet? The king of England, like a doctor, must bring Claudius back to health by killing Hamlet. Skip to content English. What does Hamlet trust admire Horatio?
Table of Contents.
0コメント