WHO said in Hamlet?
Polonius
What did Hamlet say before he died?
Shortly before his dying speech, Hamlet personifies Death and refers to the act of dying as an “arrest”. So here he is saying “th'[e/a]rest [i.e. dying] is silence”. Finally, a major theme of the play is mortality and the question of what comes after.
How did Hamlet and Horatio meet?
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.
Why is Horatio the only character alive?
Horatio is the only one who survives the killing spree at the end because he is a good, trustworthy, level-headed guy. Hamlet doesn’t want Horatio to die. He wants him to tell the true story.
What does Horatio mean?
The name Horatio is a boy’s name of German, Latin origin meaning “hour, time”. Like Horace, Horatio is a variation on the Latin Horatius, but its Shakespearean and optimistic Horatio Alger pedigree makes it an attractive up-and-comer, especially with its cool final o.
Who shot Horatio at the airport?
Randy North
Why is Horatio in Denmark?
Claudius takes Laertes away to explain the details of Polonius’ murder. Horatio tells Gertrude that he has received a letter from Hamlet to say that he has returned to Denmark and that he uncovered Claudius’ plot to have him killed on arrival in England.
Why is Horatio with the guards?
Why is Horatio among the guards on the opening scene? He supposed to stand guard with Bernardo. Discuss Horatio’s position on omens. Ghost is Horatio’s omen dressed in full armor warning about the war.
Why does Marcellus think Horatio should speak?
Marcellus thinks Horatio should speak to the ghost because he will know what to say to him. He is a “scholar” and is educated. He wants to reclaim the land that his father lost to King Hamlet. He wants to fight the King of Denmark and go to war to get them back.
What does the ghost say about Claudius?
The Ghost says that Claudius “won to his shameful lust / The will of my most seeming virtuous queen” (1.5. 45-46). (We’d like to know whether that happened before or after Old Hamlet died.