Hamlet: Horatio's Speech to Fortinbras

Sir Fortinbras and noble knights of the army of Norway, I stand before you today to tell a tale of a martyred hero to whom we must remember. Hamlet be thy name. He was a friend and a leader. About eight months ago Hamlet was distraught, I'd never seen him like this before. He had a good excuse, I mean his father had just died, his mom, god rest her soul, remarried not even a …

…missed. If a man,s wealth was measured by how much he was loved then Hamlet was a very wealthy man. Ah anyway, Sir Fortinbras I beg your forgiveness for this long boring story. I hope since all the people I know are dead and deceased that maybe you and I could be friends. Well you think about it. I have to go help the gravedigger and clean up your new castle. Bye bye now.