In act 3, scene 2, of Hamlet, the purpose of the dialogue between Hamlet and Horatio is
to reinforce the guilt of Claudius in the murder of Hamlet's father, the King
.
What is the function of scene 6 with Horatio?
The function of this scene is
to get Hamlet back to Denmark so that the story can continue
. So long as he is away from home, he cannot be working on his plan to avenge his father's murder and kill Claudius, so Shakespeare has to figure out some way to return him to Elsinore. His answer: pirates!
What purpose as a character does Horatio serve in this drama?
Horatio's second purpose is
to be Hamlet's one true confidant
. Apart from Hamlet's soliloquies, his conversations with Horatio are the only insight we have into what the Prince is really thinking and feeling. But why Hamlet chooses Horatio to become the sole person on whom he can rely is of primary concern here.
What is Hamlet going to do with Horatio?
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.
What is Hamlet hoping to accomplish in the speech of the Player Queen to the player king?
He wants to gauge the king and queen's reactions to the play
. Then he will know if they truly had anything to do with his father's death, and he will learn just how much of a role his mother played in it.
Is Hamlet in love with Horatio?
For example in Hamlet,
he and Horatio were more than just friends they were lovers
. … Horatio is the only one who knows for certain that Hamlet madness is an act. He is the one person Hamlet love deeply, and trust personally, and the main person to comfort him at his death.
What happens to Horatio at the end of the play?
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.
What happened to Hamlet Act 4 Scene 6?
Summary and Analysis Act IV: Scene 6
In the ensuing battle,
the pirates took Hamlet captive; they treated him well and brought him back to Denmark
. He has, in return, promised to do them a favor. The other letters, says Hamlet's first letter, are for Horatio to deliver to the King.
What happened to Hamlet before two days at sea?
Before we were at sea for even two days,
a pirate ship equipped for battle pursued us
. We were too slow to escape, so we were forced to stand and fight. In the battle that followed I ended up on the pirate ship. Just then they left our ship behind, so I became the only prisoner on board.
What does Horatio learn from Hamlet's letter?
In the letter to Horatio, Hamlet explains that
en route to England their ship was overtaken by pirates, and he alone was taken prisoner
. He explains the pirates are “thieves of mercy,” and he is to do something for them.
What is the main cause of death in the play Hamlet?
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the deaths of all of the characters you mention are the result of
Claudius' murderous conniving
. Claudius talks Laertes into killing Hamlet to avenge Polonius' death.
What favor does Hamlet ask of Horatio near the end?
He asks Horatio
to watch Claudius carefully
, just as he intends to do. He hopes that the king will somehow react out of guilt for what he sees, and he wants Horatio to observe the king and tell him later, after the play, what he thought.
What is Hamlet's tragic flaw?
The word ‘tragic flaw' is taken from the Greek concept of Hamartia used by Greek philosopher Aristotle in his Poetics. Shakespeare's tragic hero Hamlet's fatal flaw is his failure to act immediately to kill Claudius, his uncle and murderer of his father. His tragic flaw is ‘
procrastination
‘.
What is the irony of Hamlet's decision while Claudius is at prayer?
What is the irony of Hamlets decision while Claudius is at prayer? It is ironic because
Hamlet thought that he could not kill him because he would be sent to heaven but Claudius says that his prayer didnt work
. This means that Hamlet could have killed him but he is a coward.
Why does Gertrude think Hamlet is mad?
Queen Gertrude, who is Hamlet's mother, speculates that the cause of this disturbance may be
that he is in love with Ophelia, daughter of Polonius
. This would be a very unequal match for a Prince of Denmark. The Queen then enlists Ophelia's aid in helping discern Hamlet's mental state.
What effect does the play have on the king?
What effect does the play have upon the king?
He is startled and stands up
.
