Hamlet and Horatio friendship
I imagine this to be a similar situation as an ancient Spartan scout, wandering through the bitter cold wilderness, remembering his days as a child when he was so carelessly tossed into the wild to fend for himself, in order to test his worth to the kingdom…
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The Ancient Spartans were pretty brutal with their concept of eliminating weakness within the kingdom.
Though this has been debated It is believed that at birth, Spartans would inspect the anatomy of babies as well as ask Oracles about their fates. If any signs should show that the baby will grow to be weak, disabled, deformed, or not physically perfect in any way, the Spartans would slay the baby, tossing it off of a cliff.
A few years later, Spartans would send their children into the wilderness to fend for themselve. The children would be forced to take any means necessary in order to survive, including killing wild animals, learning the art of farming, killing and looting other children that were undergoing the training, and even cannibalism.
Here, I draw similarities between this and the mundane and savage life of being a whitehat, which I am basically rendered to endure once more.
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It is not very strange; for mine uncle is king of
Denmark, and those that would make mows at him while
My father lived, give twenty, forty, fifty, an
Hundred ducats a-piece for his picture in little. William Shakespeare – Hamlet Act 2 Scene 2
Denmark, and those that would make mows at him while
My father lived, give twenty, forty, fifty, an
Hundred ducats a-piece for his picture in little. William Shakespeare – Hamlet Act 2 Scene 2
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Based on rumors that he’s heard, Horatio can fill Marcellus in as to why they’ve been on such strict guard in peacetime.
It’s a bit unclear as to how long Horatio has been around Elsinore. In 1.2 Hamlet seems surprised to see him, but in this speech, Horatio seems quite knowledgeable about Elsinore court gossip. Perhaps Hamlet himself has just arrived at Elsinore, and hasn’t heard that his old friend is there as well?
In the next scene Horatio admits to coming to Elsinore for the royal funeral and wedding, though Hamlet doesn’t encounter him till after both.
Gossip and its effects are a major theme in the play: see e.g. Polonius’s speculations about Hamlet’s love for Ophelia, and the King’s attempt to gain information on Hamlet via Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
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Spitta is known for [driving around New Orleans] in his Ferrari 360 Spyder which he got as a birthday gift
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