character critics: horatio

Question 1

Bloom: “Without Horatio, we are…”

Answer 1

“Without Horatio, we are distanced from the bewildering Hamlet.”

Question 2

Bloom: “Actually we are Horatio…”

Answer 2

“Actually we are Horatio, Hamlet’s perpetual audience.”

Question 3

James: “Horatio is one who…”

Answer 3

“Horatio is one who, in suffering all, suffers nothing.”

Question 4

Dowden: “noteworthy for grave strength…”

Answer 4

“noteworthy for grave strength, self-government, and well-balanced faculties.”