Horatio

Scholar and friend of Hamlet who is summoned to the watch, offers rational analysis of the ghost, and proposes informing Hamlet. Relays the ghost sighting to Hamlet and promises to keep watch again. Horatio urges Hamlet not to follow the Ghost and warns of danger. Horatio agrees to watch the play and note Claudius's reaction. Horatio returns with Ophelia and reflects on multiple family deaths, expressing deep grief. Horatio receives sailors with a letter, reads it, and is instructed to deliver the letters to the king. Horatio asks about the terms of the duel and comments on the odds.