ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
I was Hamlet’s closest friend and confidant
A
Horatio
B
The Ghost
C
Polonius
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Horatio as Hamlet’s Best Friend and Confidant in Hamlet by William Shakespeare. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, there is only one person Hamlet can truly trust. He is Horatio, Hamlets best friend and confidant. Horatio and Hamlet went to school together, before Hamlet had to revenge his father’s death.

Detailed explanation-2: -Horatio is Hamlet’s closest friend and studied with him at university in Wittenberg. Horatio remains loyal to Hamlet throughout the play and is trusted by Hamlet until the end. He is one of the only characters who survive in the play and he tells Hamlet’s story to Prince Fortinbras in the final scene.

Detailed explanation-3: -Horatio is the second most important character in the play. Horatio is Hamlet’s best friend and advisor. Horatio never keeps anything from Hamlet. In Act one, scene one; Horatio, Bernardo, and Marcellus see the ghost of king Hamlet who was killed by his brother, Claudius.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Horatio is an old and trusted friend of Hamlet’s. They met as students in Wittenberg.

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