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Hannah Gropper
December 10, 2007
World Lit 10-5/Spencer
The Influence of Horatio

In Hamlet, the character of Horatio shapes Hamlet, and essentially the story line, more than any other character. Many would perceive Horatio as simply a foil for Hamlet, but he is much more. He is Hamlet’s sole confidante and friend in the play.
Horatio is a very intelligent and learned man and he enjoys thinking and logic. What Horatio tells Hamlet throughout the play is nearly always exactly what Hamlet needs to hear. He gives Hamlet the stable and rational mind to lean on and to interpret the world through. While Hamlet is quick and very frequently haphazard in making a decision, Horatio is his right hand man that he turns to. When he is confused he goes to him for support and balance because as Hamlet says, “his judgment is so well” (III.i.60).
In many of these ways Horatio is his foil because he exposes all of the extreme flaws of character in Hamlet but he is more than......

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