Monday, 27 January 2014

Hell Yes There's Nobility, dude!!!!!

I do think that there is someone noble in the play, and I believe that person is Horatio. Horatio demonstrates loyalty, trustworthiness and commitment to his friend’s well-being. Throughout the play Horatio is completely loyal to Hamlet. In Act 3 Scene 2, Hamlet is telling Horatio to spy on the King and get a sense of his reaction and "occulted guilt"(79). This shows how much trust Hamlet has in Horatio, and how much Horatio is loyal to Hamlet as he is spying on his own king . This website shows how Horatio would have been punished for his crimes of treason at the time the play is based upon. It clearly portrays Horatio's bond with Hamlet is very strong that he would be willing to risk his life for him. Horatio also displays commitment to Hamlet in Act 5 Scene 1, when Hamlet was poisoned by the exposed blade of Laertes; as Hamlet dies Horatio says, "Now cracks a noble heart. good night, sweet Prince, And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!" (5.2. 351-353). The despair is clearly shown here as Horatio loses someone he looked up to and, debatable was attached to on a deeper level. This is also seen in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, where Antonio falls in love with Sebastian and begs the question to whether Shakespeare was of that preference as this theme is seen in many of his sonnets as well. 

In the modern world, nobility is "the perfect person", loyal, trustworthy, clean of a criminal past, and honorable. Unlike in the time the play takes place, to be noble, doesn't mean to be wealthy and of the qualities previously stated.  In modern society, you can be noble, yet have an income that is less than the standard person. 


Deutschland Medieval Coin Money

This is Medieval Money. The reason I put this picture is because it represents how something valuable can withstand the test of time and become even more valuable as time goes on. Finding such money nowadays is very rare, just as finding someone noble is very hard to do in medieval and modern times.



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  2. I agree that Horatio is the only character that shows nobility throughout the entire course of the play. You provided great examples from the book to back up your point that Horatio is a noble friend to Hamlet. I love that you made a connection to another Shakespeare play, "Twelfth Night". Also, great photo attachment! You made a witty comparison between how rare both the coins and finding someone noble is. Well done!

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