##io And Ratio : An Analysis Of Friendship Between Hamlet And Horatio

The first friendship that Aristotle mentions in NE VIII.3. is the friendship of utility. Aristotle’s initial claim about the friendship of utility is that “... those who love each other because of utility do not love each other for themselves but in the virtue of some good which they get from each other (NE VIII.3. 1156a.10-12)”. Here Aristotle is claiming

As the two characters both show their loyalty to those around them. Hamlet’s close friend Horatio shows his loyalty to the young prince. Throughout the play Horatio is the only one that stayed true to Hamlet while others betrayed him. As readers our perspective of Hamlet is he is insane, bitter and immature.

We are social creatures. We surround ourselves with other human beings, our friends. It is in our nature. We are constantly trying to broaden the circumference of our circle of friends. Aristotle understood the importance of friendship, books VIII and IX of the Nicomachean Ethics deal solely with this topic. A modern day definition of a friend can be defined as “one joined to another in intimacy and mutual benevolence independently of sexual or family love”. (Oxford English Dictionary). Aristotle’s view on friendship is much broader than this. His arguments are certainly not flawless. In this essay I will outline what Aristotle said about friendship in the Nichomachaen Ethics and highlight possible

This article is effective because Evans acknowledges the unavoidable ambiguity of Hamlet and allows readers to view scenes and characters through different lenses. Evans strengthens his argument that friendship is an important theme by using copious amounts of textual evidence and direct quotations while simultaneously referring to Renaissance ideas on friendship. His analysis presents scenes in a nuanced way that displays the theme while allowing readers a choice of interpretation. This tactic is frustrating for readers searching for well-defined and unambiguous answers. However, I believe Evan’s arrangement of multiple meanings is appropriate for Shakespeare, who never wrote to be transparent.

William Shakespeare, in his play, “Hamlet”, contains characters that all widely range in personality, but all share their own similarities and differences with each other. The protagonist, Hamlet, shares many foils that he must overcome during the entirety of the play. To help him overcome the conflicts that occur in the play, one of whom being Horatio. Horatio and Hamlet have a friendship where they share similarities to help each other progress through. With all friendships, there needs to be similarities between the two persons to keep the friendship healthy. However, with all good things in life, there are negatives associated with it, and with friendships having similarities between each person, there are differences that is shared as

We’ve all heard that we should keep our friends close and our enemies closer so many times that we sometimes forget to step back and re-evaluate our own relationships. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet learns this important lesson the hard way. It’s important to observe his experience to prevent his misfortune from happening to you.

Lastly, Horatio, above all, is Hamlet’s only true and loyal friend. As part of their close relationship, Horatio makes it clear when Hamlet

   Horatio holds the seat of honor in Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet, for being the only character among the dramatis personae who is extremely close to the protagonist. Horatio’s emotional bond with the hero is paradoxically closer than that of Hamlet’s mother to the hero. This essay will examine the character of Horatio, Hamlet’s truest friend.

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a tragic play. Most of the characters in the play have selfish motives at heart. Lust, greed, pride, and revenge are just a few sins that are committed in the play. There are few instances within the play that show goodness and kindness. Hamlet has so many people around him trying to bring him down, but he had one friend that was loyal to him, and that was Horatio. The other key characters in the play were only out for their own good. However Horatio was looking out for Hamlet. Unfortunately, Horatio was the only one.

In the play Hamlet, Shakespeare uses the secondary characters to show the theme of loyalty and friendship. Although the characters are secondary to the play, their loyalty and friendship, or lack of, have an effect on the main character, Hamlet. He uses the Queen, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Horatio to show the different levels and types of friendship and loyalty. Shakespeare shows that some people’s loyalty and friendship may be betrayed and then regained, or that it can be shallow and easily bought, or that it will be so strong it will last through anything.

They begin to form a bond between them. Hamlet’s relationships with his friends can be easily spotted during the play. Horatio is the only person that proves the loyalty and the essence of true friendship that he had with Hamlet throughout the play. His relationship

Hamlet couldn't have just any friends. He needed friends that he could trust. Friends that wouldn't be switching sides when the situation change. One example of the was with

Friendship is an idea which spans all cultures, but is expressed differently across cultural boundaries. In William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, the idea of friendship is critical, not only to the plot, but also for character development. A friend is, “A person with whom one has developed a close and informal relationship of mutual trust and intimacy; (more generally) a close acquaintance. Often with adjective indicating the closeness of the relationship, asbest, good, close, etc.”(Oxford ) Friendship is the display of trust and intimacy as well as caring for one another. Antonio and Bassanio are the best of friends. Although both Antonio and Bassanio’s characters possess different motivations for their actions, it is their strong

In the book Aristotle and the Philosophy of Friendship, (based off the Nicomachean Ethics) the author, Pangle, informed the audience that Aristotle believe in three different types of friendships based off three different types of motives: Friendships of Utility, Friendships of Pleasure, and Perfect Friendship. He identifies these types of friendships as different types of sources of affection that are lovable as the good, the pleasant, and the useful. Before analyzing Aristotle three types of friendships we must first understand what he meant by friendship. During Aristotle’s rein friendship was commonly known as the love one person had for another. Philia, brotherly love, was essential

Trustworthiness, dependability, and loyalty are essential aspect of genuine friendship. In Shakespeare 's play, The Merchant of Venice, the main character, Antonio, deliberately protects his honorable friend in every way possible. It was questionable if his love for Bassanio can weigh the same amount as Bassanio’s love for him. True friends must always show justice, forgiveness, and an ability to take a risk when necessary; an involvement or any interference of a person’s business may be required for the sake of one’s happiness.