FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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He is one of many characters who dies at the end of the play.
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He vows to tell the truth about what happened to Hamlet.
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He claims to have rights to the throne of Denmark.
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He is the character who benefits most from the events of the play.
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the end of the play, when Hamlet is killed in his fight with Laertes, Horatio, in his grief, offers to kill himself with his own sword. It is Hamlet’s dying request that Horatio tell Hamlet’s story, and let the truth of it be known, that keeps him from doing so.
Detailed explanation-2: -What role does Horatio play in the resolution of the plot? He is one of many characters who dies at the end of the play. He vows to tell the truth about what happened to Hamlet.
Detailed explanation-3: -Horatio’s role, though secondary, is central to the drama. Through his role of ‘outside observer’, he makes the audience believe Hamlet’s actions, no matter how incredible they may look to readers at first sight. For example, Horatio sees the Ghost, so the audience is led to believe that the Ghost is real.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. The play ends with a duel, during which the King, Queen, Hamlet’s opponent and Hamlet himself are all killed.