“O
God, Horatio, what a wounded name,
Things standing thus unknown, shall I leave behind me!
If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart,
Absent thee from felicity awhile
And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain
To tell my story.”
—Hamlet (5.2.378-383)
Hamlet's
death-bed wish beseeches Horatio “to tell my story.” Alas, by the
end of the play, Horatio has not fulfilled his best friend's
request.
Hamlet's
appeal is not unique—each of us
has a story to tell and most of us—for whatever reason—need help telling it. We could do as
Hamlet does—ask our best
friend—but left to
those not dedicated to perserving history, the story may not
be told.
Scholars
continually debate Shakespeare's message, but one point is clear:
Everyone has a story to tell. When you're ready to tell your story, carolynberry@theghostwriter.org
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