How Horatio Tells Hamlet
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[He sets off at a slow, leisurely pace, launching into his story after a few steps. The story he tell is that of Hamlet, with a few slight changes. Horatio adds a bit of backstory to the beginning about how he met Hamlet at the university in Wittenberg, mentioning Hamlet's other friends there, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The parts of the play that he wasn't present for are left out of Horatio's telling and he refrains from speculating on them. Overall, his telling is clearly weighted towards his point of view, his observations, his witnessing of what transpired.
He tells his story in a very matter-of-fact, straightforward manner, as if recounting something that happened to him long ago. He tells it with honesty and few theatrical flourishes. There's a practiced quality to his voice that suggests his story has been told many times before, or has at least been well-rehearsed.]
[He sets off at a slow, leisurely pace, launching into his story after a few steps. The story he tell is that of Hamlet, with a few slight changes. Horatio adds a bit of backstory to the beginning about how he met Hamlet at the university in Wittenberg, mentioning Hamlet's other friends there, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The parts of the play that he wasn't present for are left out of Horatio's telling and he refrains from speculating on them. Overall, his telling is clearly weighted towards his point of view, his observations, his witnessing of what transpired.
He tells his story in a very matter-of-fact, straightforward manner, as if recounting something that happened to him long ago. He tells it with honesty and few theatrical flourishes. There's a practiced quality to his voice that suggests his story has been told many times before, or has at least been well-rehearsed.]