Why is hamlet so concerned that horatio stay alive to tell his story?

Answer 1

The most important reason that Hamlet wants Horatio to tell everyone his story is that the only people who know that Claudius killed the former king are Hamlet, the Queen, and Horatio. Hamlet wants everyone in Denmark to know that Claudius was a murderer who obtained the crown through illegitimate means. Also, just before dying, Laertes (who had begun to have doubts about going through with the plan about halfway through the duel) begs for Hamlet's forgiveness and says that Claudius got what he deserved. Laertes says that if Hamlet forgives him for killing him, that he will forgive Hamlet for killing Polonius and him. Just after this, Laertes dies, and Hamlet forgives him. He seems to be fairly fond of Laertes and has a good amount of respect for him (for the most part) and wants everyone to know that Laertes was a good man and only Claudius should be held responsible for killing Hamlet and the Queen.

Answer 2

He just says he loved it. He likes the raw emotion and how well the actor shows it. In this specific context, the theme of mourning for his father's death appeals to him, and the whole thing is a roundabout way of admonishing himself for being too cerebral.

Answer 3

There are five scene twos in the play and Hamlet and Horatio talk in three of them. In Act 1 Scene 2 Horatio tells Hamlet about seeing the ghost, but Hamlet does not tell Horatio much, and besides this comes at the end of the scene not at the beginning. In Act 3 Scene 2, Hamlet tells Horatio about his plan to "catch the conscience of the king" with the Mousetrap play. This is at the beginning of the scene, too. The reason Hamlet does this is because he wants a second opinion, especially from his friend which is not passion's slave and who he holds in his heart of heart, whether Claudius's reaction really indicates his guilt. Hamlet doesn't trust himself to be objective enough but he trusts Horatio to do so. Hamlet and Horatio also talk at the beginning of Act 5 scene 2. Here Hamlet tells Horatio all about his adventures since being sent to England, including how he arranged for the deaths of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Why does he tell Horatio this? Because Horatio is his best friend, a friend whose judgement he trusts, and there is nobody else who he can trust enough to tell. He has shared everything with Horatio up to this point in the play, so there is no reason why he should stop now.