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Hamlet needs another means of telling the audience his
feelings and his rationalisations. Horatio acts as a
confidante, through whom Hamlet can reveal his plans and
reasons without having to tell the audience directly as a
soliloquiy. Horatio is a sort of subtle sidekick character,
keeping Hamlet sane by trusting his judgement. He is also
used by Shakespeare to carry on the tale in the final scene,
when Hamlet beseeches him to retell the story when he has
died.Posted by Cassandra on April 07, 1997 at 04:46:26
In Reply to "Hamelts and Horatio's relationship" posted by kt on April 05, 1997 at 21:58:07
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