“O, I die, Horatio”: Witness and martyrdom in Shakespeare’s Hamlet
- Publication Type
- Original research
- Authors
Shakespeare’s Hamlet’s dying words– “O, I die, Horatio” (5.2.345) –reveal an elusive relationship between martyrdom and witness. We contend that Hamlet’s words reveal that the witness (speech) of the witness (martyr) should be witnessed (testified) by a witness (an audience member) that witnesses (testifies) that the witness (martyr) is a witness (the one who testifies) to a higher witness (God).
Journal
- Title
- The Explicator
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Publisher Country
- United Kingdom
- Publication Type
- Online only
- Volume
- --
- Year
- 2020
- Pages
- 5