4.4.63-66).
Horatio is one who can be depended on for clear-headed counsel. When Ophelia goes mad, the Queen refuses to see her. Horatio points out to the Queen the negative effects of not seeing Ophelia: ""Twere good she were spoken with. For she may strew/ Dangerous conjectures in ill-breeding minds." (Act.4.5.18-20) This kind of clear-headed advice was characteristic of Horatio throughout the play. Horatio was never too caught up in the emotionally driven atmosphere to offer rational advice. In the opening scene, Horatio is skeptical of existence of the ghost. "Horatio says "tis but our fantasy/ And will not let belief take hold of him/ Touching this dreaded sight twice seen of us." (Act.1.1.28-30) In the time in which Hamlet is set, it was uncommon for one to doubt the existence of apparitions as evidenced by Shakespeare's inclusion of the ghost as a supporting character in the play. This skepticism of ghosts sets Horatio apart as a man of reason and a man of thought. .
Hamlet is notably a man of thought; in his long soliloquies throughout the play, in his obsession with death, and in his inaction at times. Hamlet's soliloquies portray a deep thinker whose meditations, on the nature of our existence and behaviors, are of great length and equal depth. Hamlet's inaction when he had a chance to kill Claudius was not the result of a lack of motivation. Hamlet's inaction was a result of his thoughts, his reasoning. "Now I might do it (pat,) now he is praying,/ .And am I then revenged/ To take him in the purging of his soul, / When he is fit and seasoned for his passage?/ No." (Act.3.3.77-92) .
Hamlet was not one to be indifferent to the emotions surrounding him. Hamlet acted on his emotions a number of times in the play and emotions carried great weight in his judgment. During the funeral procession of Ophelia, as Laertes is pouring out his heart in grief, Hamlet's own grief provokes him to speak: "What is he whose grief/ Bears such an emphasis, ?/ This is I,/ Hamlet the Dane.
Hamlet Hamlet is a young man who's father dies and his life is turned upside down. ... Hamlet is battling his conscience. ... Hamlet is extremely indecisive. ... Hamlet wants to kill his uncle because he killed hamlets father. ... Hamlet only trusts Horatio. ...
The old king Hamlet is murder by Claudius and therefore Hamlet must take his revenge. ... Hamlet begins to doubt the ghost. ... Hamlet is contradicts himself. ... Hamlet's next problem is that of morality. ... Hamlet's flaw of irresolution, the uncertainty on how to act or proceed, is shown when Hamlet sees a play and the passion the actors had, after Hamlet's third soliloquy, in Hamlet's fourth soliloquy, and in Hamlet's indecisive pursuit in avenging his father's death. ...
Hamlet In the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, Hamlet never loses his sanity, in his plan to feign madness. ... It is after this statement that Hamlet begins to act mad. ... Guildenstern asks Hamlet what he means by this and Hamlet professes he is "" . . . but mad north-north-west. ... Polonius believe he [Hamlet] was mad. ... In a conversation, Gertrude questions Hamlet's sanity. ...
Hamlet In the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, Hamlet never loses his sanity, in his plan to feign madness. ... It is after this statement that Hamlet begins to act mad. ... Guildenstern asks Hamlet what he means by this and Hamlet professes he is "" . . . but mad north-north-west. ... Polonius believe he [Hamlet] was mad. ... In a conversation, Gertrude questions Hamlet's sanity. ...
Laertes is a mirror to Hamlet. ... Laertes is decisive and Hamlet is not. ... Fortinbras acts as Hamlet's inspiration; he motivates Hamlet to go forward with his plan to kill Claudius, which in the end leads to Hamlet's downfall. ... Horatio is Hamlet's friend and solid rock on whom Hamlet can trust and depend. ... Horatio cared for Hamlet greatly, and so Hamlet cared greatly for Horatio. ...
KING Now, Hamlet, where's Polonius? HAMLET At supper. ... If Claudius does not stand on one side of a titanic conflict, his betrayal of Hamlet's father and Marriage to Hamlet's mother, do ignite one: Hamlet's conflict with himself. ... In the end Hamlet dies along with most of the principle characters whether they were duplicities against Hamlet or not. ... By the end of the play Hamlet has thoroughly explored the question but like Hamlet, it remains an enigma. ...
Hamlet The study of Shakespeare's Hamlet has been one that is very extensive as well as enormous. ... A critic of Hamlet once said, "a man set out to read all the books about Hamlet would have time to read nothing else, not even Hamlet." ... "Hamlet is the tragedy of reflection. ... For where Hamlet saw that "the time is out of joint," Hamlet himself was "out of joint." ... (Mack. 64) Hamlet begins his questioning with the death of elder Hamlet. ...
Hamlet 1 Throughout Hamlet, Hamlet expresses his thoughts via several soliloquies. ... In this scene, Hamlet is being "set up" by Ophelia, Polonius, and Claudius. ... This is quite different than the "emotional Hamlet" seen in 1.2, or the "vengeful Hamlet" seen in 1.5. ... The three claim to be concerned for Hamlet's mental state of mind. This is ironic, because as the characters within the play see Hamlet mentally deteriorating, readers see Hamlet mentally developing. ...
Hamlet Tania Kozie-Slobodzian Hamlet is categorized as one of Shakespeare's tragedies. ... Horatio a friend of Hamlet tells Hamlet that he is afraid because he thinks he has seen a ghost who resembles the late King. ... The Ghost of Hamlet's father appears in front of Hamlet. The ghost is in fact Hamlet's late father. ... Now that Hamlet is said to be crazy, Polonius goes to the King and tells him about Hamlet's strange behavior concerning Ophelia. ...
