OK so what i got out of this was that Hamlet is just finishing telling what he wants the players to do, but in the process everyone comes back i the room. they then go to their seats and hamlet speaks to horatio. I think that Horatio doubts Hamlet's idea or knowledge of the death of his father. So, when the idea in the play is dropped about the poison in the ear, and after Cladius "needs air" Horatio says that is a co-incidence.
What I'm asking is:
Does Horatio believe Hamlet?
or,
Does he think this all is a big mis-understanding and should probably not go along with the murder?
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I think it is safe to say that Horatio definitely believes Hamlet. When the poison is poured into the king's ear during the performance Claudius stands up cries out for light. Then he leaves the room, giving the impression that he is over come by guilt, as if that wasn't obvious enough. Horatio, being a scholar, comes to the conclusion that the ghost's information is true and Claudius did in fact kill king Hamlet.
I agree with Sean because I too think that Horatio believes Hamlet. It is quite obvious that he has been overcome by guilt and that this is the reason that he leaves the room. The fact that Horatio even comes to the conclusion that Claudius killed King Hamlet proves that he considered it heavily before making this conclusion. This is why I believe that Horatio does believe that Claudius murdered the King.
One thing to remember is that Hamlet is in a world full of corrupt characters. The only character seems uncorrupted by all of the events in the play other than Hamlet is Horatio. Also, we already know from the previous acts that Horatio is Hamlet's one and only confidant. So when one tells the other a secret, the former usually believes it. So when Horatio says that he is convinced Claudius killed the king, Hamlet believes him. And, like Sean said, he cries out and leaves in the middle of the play. This, and the confession in Act 4, give enough evidence to prove that Claudius is in fact guilty of homicide.
-Raj Putatunda
Hamlet confides in Horatio for a reason. Horatio was just simply asked to watch Claudius, so that Hamlet doesn't over think any actions and wrongly accuse Claudius of being guilty. Hamlet wants to hear that Claudius is guilty and he goes to Horatio to help him find out the real truth because Hamlet knows that Horatio will give an unbiased opinion of how Claudius acts toward the plot of the play. I actually believe that it is irrelevant whether or not Horatio actually believes Hamlet. Hamlet only needs Horatio to verify what he sees as Claudius's reaction, which unsurprisingly seems that he is guilty.
I think that Horation doesn't necessarily believe Hamlet to an extent but he doesn't deny the fact all together. Horatio is someone who will take the time to look at all the facts and make sure that he has every single fact in front of him before he decides to jump at someone and accuse them.
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