Hamlet: Horatio

Question 1

“Now ______ a noble _______. Good night ______ prince”

Answer 1

“Now cracks a noble heart. Good night sweet prince”
(A5 S2)

• Hamlet’s death greatly impacts Horatio
• His genuine concern for his friend

Question 2

Gregory Doran 2008 production - Horatio’s reaction to Hamlet’s death

Answer 2

Gregory Doran 2008 production:
(A5 S2)
- Heartfelt and brotherly
- Horatio hugs Hamlet’s body close to his, and sobs gently into his shoulder.

Question 3

Simon Godwin 2016 production - Horatio’s reaction to Hamlet’s death

Answer 3

Simon Godwin 2016 production:
(A5 S2)
- Horatio’s response seems melodramatic and unrealistic
- Horatio loudly cries out/groans while shaking and sobbing violently
- Child-like/immature reaction

Question 4

‘Thou _______, report me and my _____ aright to the _________________’

Answer 4

‘Thou livest, report me and my cause aright to the unsatisfied’
(A5 S2)

Question 5

‘Shall you ______ of _______, bloody, and ___________ acts’

Answer 5

‘Shall you hear of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts’
(A5 S2)

Question 6

‘Thou art a _______; _______ to it’

Answer 6

‘Thou art a scholar; speak to it’

• Horatio introduced as a respected scholar
• Solder believes ghost only speaks Latin so as a well-rounded scholar Horatio can communicate (context: belief that the appropriate language to communicate with the supernatural is Latin)

Question 7

‘These are but ______ and _________ words my lord’

Answer 7

‘These are but wild and whirling words my lord’
(A1 S4)

• Horatio’s concern for Hamlets mental health

Question 8

‘Here my ______ lord, at your __________’

Answer 8

‘Here my sweet lord, at your service’
(A3 S2)

• Horatio’s unwavering loyalty for Hamlet

Question 9

‘Horatio is the _____ one hamlet can _______ unabiding _______ and _______ with’

Answer 9

‘Horatio is the only one hamlet can share unabiding love and trust with’

Bevington ()

Question 10

‘I am more an ________ Roman than a _______’

Answer 10

‘I am more an antique Roman than a Dane’

A5 S2
- desire to follow Hamlet into death by suicide (a gesture more characteristic of the ancient Romans than the Danes)
- commitment to honor and loyalty (contrasting wavering moral compass of the Danes)

Question 11

What is the importance of Horatio?

Answer 11

• loyal friend and confidant to Hamlet
• provides a stable/rational presence which Hamlet’s increasingly volatile behaviour is measured against