Hamlet and Horatio
The relationship between Horatio and Hamlet is one based on extraordinary trust and confidence. It is this trust that allows the two to share everything and to not fear being labeled. This is a very important and critical feature of the foundation on which this friendship is based. While there are others who love Hamlet, most of them are quick to judge and label Hamlet. Horatio is not that interested in dismissing Hamlet's actions as acts of lunacy. He is aware of what Hamlet is doing and cares about it despite that. He is genuinely interested in Hamlet's welfare and Hamlet recognizes this. At one point in the play, he praises Horatio lavishly to make it clear that he values their friendship. In Act 3, Scene 2, Hamlet calls for Horatio in his preparation for the play. Horatio is quick to answer his call to which Hamlet responds with lavish praise telling him that he is "e'en as just a man / As e'er my conversation coped withal" (3.2.54-55).
Horatio is a man who is not driven by passion. He complements Hamlet's personality, Being a deep thinker, he is not easily moved by fits of anger or excitement and his actions reflect that which is one quality that Hamlet lacks and he also acknowledges that when he says:
Give me that man
That is not passion's slave, and I will wear him
In my heart's core, ay, in my heart of heart,
As I do thee. (3.2.71-74)
Hamlet is completely aware of the fragility of his relationship with others including his friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. He understands that the love that Horatio has for him is stronger and more selfless than the love shown by others and thus even in the midst of his lunatic fits, he doesn't fail to praise Horatio for his selfless devotion to Hamlet. It is in the very beginning of the play, Act I, Scene II, that we realize what this relationship means as the strength of it becomes evident when Horatio encounters the apparition of Hamlet's father and feels that Hamlet must be told. Even though Horatio understands that this information could be both painful and dangerous for the very fragile Hamlet, still he wants him to know since the information could be of significance. Horatio fully recognizes the repercussions of communicating this information since he has seen such visions leading to murder and conflicts.
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