In the play Hamlet, questions are raised about if Hamlet loves Ophelia or not. What if that is not the whole case? What if Hamlet is also in love with another person at the same time? ( this is presuntive Many people believe Hamlet is in love with Horatio.He could be in love with Ophelia and Horatio at the same time. He talks to Horatio for most of the play and some phrases they exchange between each other could mean many things. When he talks to Ophelia we also get the feeling he loves her. Even though he tells her to “get thee to a nunnery,” it might mean he is only trying to protect her. As for Horatio, Hamlet dies before he is able to tell Horatio how he feels for him but leaves a few clues for us, the reader, to follow in
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There was a law that actually banned homosexuality during the 16th century. It was passed by King Henry VIII saying all male-male intercourse was punishable by death. This was called the Buggery Act of 1533. His son, Edward VI, also enforced the law and added amendments to it. But people still had homosexual relationships during this time. In fact, many people believe that The Great Bard, William Shakespeare was gay himself. So if Shakespeare was gay, it would make sense that he would write homosexual characters. Hence the reason some people believe that Hamlet and Horatio were examples of these …show more content…
Hamlet calls him “Damon, dear.”(III. ii. line 287) This is a reference to two people in Ancient Greece named Damon and Pythias. Theses two men that were so faithful to each other, they would sacrifice themselves for each other. Horatio also calls Hamlet “Sweet Lord”(III, ii, Line 47). This might just be a complement towards Hamlet, or, it could mean that Horatio and Hamlet have been together in secret for awhile now and that is just how Horatio addresses him in private. Horatio says himself that “I am more ancient Roman than Dane”(V. ii. line 342), while this is talking helping Hamlet not suffer any more from a slow death from poison, this can also mean something else. In Ancient Rome, it was very common for someone of noble status to have affairs with men. This could also mean that Horatio plans to be like Romeo from Shakespeare’s other play, Romeo and Juliet, where the main character, Romeo, kills himself because he believes his love, Juliet, is dead. But Hamlet tells him; “[i]f thou didst ever hold me in thy heart...in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain/tell my story”(V. ii. Lines; 346-47).In modern times this means- “if you love me, please postpone death a while and tell my story.” Horatio would obey his last words because Horatio wouldn 't want to disappoint his love and wants to meet him in Heaven. Once Hamlet is dead, Horatio tells him “Now cracks a noble heart.—Goodnight, sweet prince, And
There was a law that actually banned homosexuality during the 16th century. It was passed by King Henry VIII saying all male-male intercourse was punishable by death. This was called the Buggery Act of 1533. His son, Edward VI, also enforced the law and added amendments to it. But people still had homosexual relationships during this time. In fact, many people believe that The Great Bard, William Shakespeare was gay himself. So if Shakespeare was gay, it would make sense that he would write homosexual characters. Hence the reason some people believe that Hamlet and Horatio were examples of these …show more content…
Hamlet calls him “Damon, dear.”(III. ii. line 287) This is a reference to two people in Ancient Greece named Damon and Pythias. Theses two men that were so faithful to each other, they would sacrifice themselves for each other. Horatio also calls Hamlet “Sweet Lord”(III, ii, Line 47). This might just be a complement towards Hamlet, or, it could mean that Horatio and Hamlet have been together in secret for awhile now and that is just how Horatio addresses him in private. Horatio says himself that “I am more ancient Roman than Dane”(V. ii. line 342), while this is talking helping Hamlet not suffer any more from a slow death from poison, this can also mean something else. In Ancient Rome, it was very common for someone of noble status to have affairs with men. This could also mean that Horatio plans to be like Romeo from Shakespeare’s other play, Romeo and Juliet, where the main character, Romeo, kills himself because he believes his love, Juliet, is dead. But Hamlet tells him; “[i]f thou didst ever hold me in thy heart...in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain/tell my story”(V. ii. Lines; 346-47).In modern times this means- “if you love me, please postpone death a while and tell my story.” Horatio would obey his last words because Horatio wouldn 't want to disappoint his love and wants to meet him in Heaven. Once Hamlet is dead, Horatio tells him “Now cracks a noble heart.—Goodnight, sweet prince, And