Introduction

That Is the Question:

The Role of Declarative, Imperative and Interrogative Statements in Hamlet

            Hamlet, a character of an indecisive nature, and Horatio, a rather decisive character, are great friends and are the perfect match for one another. Hamlet is the one who always questions himself and never really has a sense of true direction. Whereas Horatio always has the answers and knows what he is doing. Hamlet has a line that truly defines him as a person “To be or not to be?” Hamlet is the can never make a choice, he is always stuck in between two things. He can never choose to do something; he always has to ask himself if he should. On the other hand, Horatio is of a completely different nature. Horatio knows what he wants and always has a definite answer that he will not think twice about. In other words, Horatio is the clear headed one and Hamlet is the one with a muddied perspective. Hamlet is the one with imperative and declarative claim because he is always stating something and never questioning. On the contrary, Hamlet is full of interrogative statements because he never stops questioning himself. Although Horatio is always there to provide Hamlet with what Hamlet should do, Hamlet never asserts himself because of his indecisiveness.