Horatio

Horatio

1. Hamlet's closes friend, who studied with him in Wittenberg.

   • " Friends to this ground."

2. He is loyal and helpful to Hamlet throughout the play.

   • He keeps secrets about the ghost and Hamlet acting mad

3. Was willing to follow Hamlet to the grave, but remained alive to tell Hamlet's story

   • He is the only main character to survive and carries out Hamlet’s dying wish by telling his story to Fortinbras.

4. Horatio tells Marcellus and Barnardo that he's pretty sure that the appearance of the ghost in the form of their previous king signals that something is seriously wrong in their country.

   • "This bodes some strange eruption to our state."

5. Hamlet trusts Horatio as Hamlet sends a letter to Horatio with the sailor. The letter tells Horatio that Hamlet has returned to Denmark through the help of pirates.

6. He worries about Hamlet's meeting with the ghost, thinking for Hamlet to follow the ghost's direction is not wise.