FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Hamlet asks Horatio to promise to protect his mother, and to defend the country against Fortinbras.
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Hamlet asks Horatio to promise to attend Mass for him everyday for a year if he dies, and to marry Ophelia.
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Hamlet asks Horatio not to reveal the events of the evening (seeing the ghost), and to go along with him (Hamlet) if he pretends to be crazy.
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Hamlet asks Horatio to defend him in battle, and to kill Claudius if he (Hamlet) does not do it first.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet answers the worried calls of Horatio and Marcellus, telling them nothing specific but demanding that they both take an oath to tell no one what they have seen and heard. In confidence, Hamlet tells Horatio that he will pretend to be mad so that he may spy on his mother and uncle.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet swears Horatio to two things. What are they? To promise to protect his mother, and to defend the country against Fortinbras.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet tells Horatio again that he is dying, and urges his friend not to commit suicide in light of all the tragedies, but instead to stay alive and tell his story. He says that he wishes Fortinbras to be made King of Denmark; then he dies.
Detailed explanation-4: -Everyone but Hamlet leaves. He delivers a soliloquy expressing his anger, depression, and disgust for what he considers incest between the new king and his mother. The guards and Horatio enter and tell Hamlet about the ghost. He agrees to join them that night to watch for another appearance.
Detailed explanation-5: -Horatio and Marcellus arrive upon the scene and frantically ask Hamlet what has happened. Shaken and extremely agitated, he refuses to tell them, and he insists that they swear upon his sword not to reveal what they have seen.