Relationship Between Hamlet And Horatio

In the play, Hamlet by William Shakespeare (1603), there are all kind of characters. There are mean ones, inappropriate ones, caring ones, and much more. One specific character that’s very loveable and a great friend is Horatio. The main character, Hamlet, has a great relationship with Horatio. The way I’d describe their relationship, is with 8 simple words, “Action has a last spoken louder than words.”
First of all, Horatio is one of those guys that accepts the world no wonder how crazy it is and is faithful to everyone, ESPECIALLY Hamlet. Throughout the play, we seem to notice that they are very close friends and make a very strong bond or friendship. Obviously, Horatio is the only character that Hamlet trusts. He was the only one who knew for sure that Hamlet's madness was an act. Also, Horatio is technically Hamlet’s only “family.” In this way, Hamlet relies on Horatio, making the friendship closer and closer everytime. Throughout the play, at no point in any act, Horatio shows that he needs Hamlet. In contrast, Horatio is one class lower than Hamlet, a servant. He serves Hamlet with his rationality, emotional support, and loyalty. For some people, they call that relationship, “servitude.” If you haven’t …show more content…
Hamlet trusts his friend enough that he left him a task of finding the words that will divine the truth. Finally, a question I asked myself throughout the play was if Horatio and Hamlet were possibly gay. Apparently, Shakespeare was often rumored to have homosexual tendencies and some of his sonnets were written about boys, so it is possible that Horatio possessed a romantic love for Hamlet, at least at some point. He was also the one person Hamlet confides in personally, and the one who said his last words upon his death. “Now cracks a noble heart. Good night sweet prince. And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!” Those were Horatio’s last words to his buddy, best friend.