From the interaction of the men in the excerpt, the reader can conclude that Horatio is respected. The characters turn to him, a scholar, to speak to the Ghost and seek his opinion, indicating that they trust his judgment and intelligence.
Read the excerpt from Hamlet, Act I, Scene i.
Enter Ghost.
Bernardo: In the same figure, like the king that’s dead.
Marcellus: Thou art a scholar; speak to it, Horatio.
Bernardo: Looks it not like the king? mark it, Horatio.
Horatio: Most like: it harrows me with fear and wonder.
Bernardo: It would be spoke to.
Marcellus: Question it, Horatio.
From the interaction of the men, the reader can conclude that Horatio is
feared.
respected.
envied.
bewitched.
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