Shakespeare’s sexuality has been scrutinized over recent years, with many researcheres pondering the possibility that the famous playwright was bisexual. He was married to Anne Hathaway, but evidence has surfaced that he had multiple affairs with both men and women throughout his marriage. His sexuality seemingly seeped into his writing, with many researchers questioning the sexuality of many of his characters. Among these characters was Prince Hamlet, who many theorize was bisexual, and that his homosexuality emerged throughout the duration of the play. Ultimately, Hamlet’s negative milieu regarding heterosexual relationships leads to his subtle homosexual tendencies and misogyny in the play. Hamlet wouldn’t be the first play where Shakespeare …show more content…
Hamlet, at this point, has been betrayed by both Gertrude and Ophelia, along with his friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Turning to the only person he trusts, Horatio and Hamlet have a conversation regarding Hamlet’s current state of mind. Horatio is, in Hamlet’s eyes, a loyal and trustworthy friend, capable of rational thought and able to empathize with him. The quote, “Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice and could of men distinguish, her election hath seal'd thee for herself. Give me that man that is not passion’s slave, and I will wear him in my heart's core, ay, in my heart of heart, as I do thee,” has been interpreted as a profession of something more than friendship from Hamlet to Horatio. He calls him his “heart’s core” and his “heart of heart,” both of which signify a deeper level of connection than friendship. (Heydenrych). These indicate the homosexual undertones of the characters in a manner deeper than friendship. Once again, towards the end of the play in Hamlet’s dying moments, we see another glimpse of a connection deeper than friendship. When Horatio notes that Hamlet is likely in his final minutes, his first instinct is to commit suicide, something he would likely not have been driven to do if him and Hamlet were merely friends. He only snaps out of his desire when Hamlet urges him not to. Instead, he insists that Horatio tells the story, and the novel ends, Hamlet dead, and Horatio