What tragedy by William Shakespeare involves a norwegian crown prince and a character named "Horatio"?
Horatio (Hamlet) Horatio is a character in William Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet". Horatio's origins are unknown, although he was present on the battlefield when Hamlet's father defeated 'the ambitious Norway', Fortinbras (the king), and attended Wittenberg University with Prince Hamlet. Horatio is evidently not directly involved in the intrigue at the Danish court; thus, he makes a good foil or sounding board for Prince Hamlet. He is often not identified as any specific court position, but simply as "friend to Hamlet."
Tragedy (event) A tragedy is an event of great loss, usually of human life. Such an event is said to be "tragic". Traditionally the event would require "some element of moral failure, some flaw in character, or some extraordinary combination of elements" to be tragic.