Differences And Similarities Between Hamlet And Prince Hamlet Horatio

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In the book, Hamlet by: Shakespeare, there were so many characters I could have related to, but the one I believe that I related to the most was Horatio. Although we have our differences, and there are many, we can settle for a few similarities. Whenever Prince Hamlet needed him, Horatio was there. Horatio was a loyal friend to Prince Hamlet all the time and never let him down. One example of this is when Horatio helped Hamlet talk to his dead father, King Hamlet. As the men approached the ghost of King Hamlet, Horatio is courageous and calls the King out to speak. While Prince Hamlet is on his deathbed, Horatio says he will drop everything and kill himself for Prince Hamlet. Horatio is compassionate towards Hamlet, and in a sense, loves

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