Horatio Flashcards

(4 cards)

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(1,1) “ thou art a …

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…scholar, speak to it horatio.”

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(1,1) “it harrows me with fear and wonder”

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  • hendiadys (technique)
  • irresistible curiosity of the unknown
  • Elizabethan fear of the supernatural
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In 3,2 what does hamlet say he admires about horatio when talking about the ideal man

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“Blood and judgment are so well co meddled” > well balanced in passion and reason > renaissance
“Not a pipe for fortunes finger” > metaphor meaning they don’t fall victim to chance of fate and are autonomous

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