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v. 115-16) can also be used to illustrate how hard it is for Hamlet to trust others by his side, such as Gertrude and his friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Hamlet has a hard time trusting his mother. In Hamlet’s eyes, Gertrude has committed a sin of incest and has lost Hamlet’s respect by forgetting King Hamlet so quickly. Hamlet’s friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are essentially spies for the King. Hamlet discovers this and calls them “sponge[s]” (IV. ii. 12) that soak up Claudius’ authority, and betrays their friendship. Throughout the play, Hamlet had few to turn to, the only person that remained loyal to him throughout was Horatio, and ironically Horatio was the only one close to Hamlet whose life was