“Two are better than one, for they have a good return for their work. If one of them falls, their friend can help them get up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him get up! Additionally, if two people lie down together, they will stay warm. But how can you warm up alone? Even if one can be overpowered, two can defend themselves. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. This type of friendship is hard to find. In the world famous play written by Shakespeare titled Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, this exact friendship is demonstrated throughout the play. The play tells the story of a prince who returns to the castle to attend his father's funeral and discovers that his mother has remarried the king's brother in a very short time. The ghost of Hamlet's father has caused Hamlet to commit acts of madness which are restrained by his faithful friend Horatio. Most people have friends, but very few friends live up to the example of the Bible or even Hamlet. Friends have many attributes that qualify them as friends. These attributes are normally things that a person strives to be or emulate. Horatio represents the light or conscience side of Hamlet in the play. Horatio's loyalty, reliability, and balanced thinking provide a sensible interpretation of Hamlet's madness. Loyalty is the number one characteristic you look for in a friendship. Horatio gives the example of this trait. Horatio is like the angle sitting on your left shoulder. The angel's purpose is to provide guidance and clarity to a situation. It is a Shakespearean way of allowing the audience to take sides in the play and make Hamlet a hero. At first, Marcellus and Barnardo call on him to assess the validity of their ghost sightings. Marcellu...... middle of paper ...... JK "Hamlet's Introspection." Critical Essays 61.1 (2011): 31-53. Source of human sciences. Internet. April 14, 2014. Lofland, Norman L. "Some Necessary Questions from the Play (book review)." English Language Notes 34.1 (1996): 96. Humanities Source. Internet. April 9, 2014. Scodel, Joshua. “Finding Freedom in” Hamlet. " Modern Language Quarterly 72.2 (2011): 163-200. Academic research completed. Web. April 17, 2014. Scripture from the Holy Bible, New International Version. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. Spinrad, Phoebe S. “The Fall of the Sparrow and the Map of Hamlet's Mind.” Shakespeare, William. “Hamlet” Literature: A World of Writing Ed David L. Pike and Ana M. Acosta. New York: Pearson Longman, 2011. 280-340.