Horatio's Use Of Humor In Hamlet

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One of the most outstanding characteristics of Hamlet is his subtle and persistent humor. It indicates the essential soundness of his mind. If Hamlet did not really go mad under is unparalleled griefs and burdens it is because under all his circumstances his tragic humor holds evenly the balance of his mind. Hamlet’s sanity is his humor because of all of the tragic deaths. Hamlet refers to the condition of affairs in Denmark and indulges in a forbidding, sarcastic humor. His first meeting with Horatio provides opportunity to use his sarcastic humor. “My lord, I came to see your father's funeral. I pray thee, do not mock me, fellow-student; I think it was to see my mother's wedding. Indeed, my lord, it followed hard upon. Thrift, thrift, Horatio!
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