Importance Of Friendship In Hamlet

Define ‘True Friendship”
“Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.”
-Ambrose Bierce Coming from an American Civil War veteran such as Bierce, it’s safe to say that he had a strong grasp on what the importance of friendship was and how he got to that point. Just imagine, Bierce being part of the Union army, having to fight the Confederates of his own country in a civil war when a country should be considered one people. I’d like to say that we are all friends in this country because we all share that entity, but that’s not how things work. Friendship is about the depth of the connection between people that sparks a unity under the surface of a workplace relationship. That’s why the correct …show more content…
He may not have been a millionaire through his work, but I bet he was a happy person because it is clear that he had a great understanding of friendship, the key to happiness. In Hamlet, he demonstrated a lot of what honor meant and how it was acted out. Precisely Hamlet was the one to demonstrate honor by killing the king, Claudius, in order to avenge his father, whom was killed by the new king himself. Although this example is a father-son relationship, I believe that that is the strongest kind of friendship that could arise anywhere. When family can be considered friends, life is just brighter. As I grow older, I’ve noticed that my dad and I have developed a stronger bond because we see everything from a similar perspective, having lived together for so long now. As for the example, Shakespeare wrote the story in a way that showed how the Ghost King went to his friend, Hamlet, to tell him something he would not trust anyone else to know. Hamlet’s reaction was one that you’d expect a true friend to take for you, as to honor your word and have your back through all. Honor belongs in a great friendship, but its accomplice is trust, which enforces who you know you can really count