Hamlet and Horatio's friendship is a cornerstone of Hamlet. From Hamlet's joy when he first sees his friend returned from Wittenberg to Horatio's tearrs as he bids his friend "Goodnight, sweet prince", these two act as a constant and reliable force where all else in the play is falling about them...
So this week's planned post has had to have a slight change (I just love Hamlet and Horatio WAY TOO MUCH, you guys) so instead this Sunday I thought I'd delight you with a post idea that I've shamelessly stolen from the fabulous Rosie's Simply Shakespeare series on her blog. I'm going to sort out Shakespearean characters in to their Hogwarts Houses! Okay, not all the Shakespeare characters. Today I'm going to focus just on the main cast from Hamlet. I'm not superhuman...
Back when we were doing our A Levels, I remember loving the topic of our English Literature AS: The Struggle for Identity in Modern Literature. We studied some amazing poems, a wide range of prose, and selected non-fiction. It was an all-round great topic that has a large part to do with how much I love literature now. It always seemed odd to me, however...
DISCOVERING SHAKESPEARE 