hello tell me about ignoct/hormlet parallels
so we have the obvious parallels, of course.
hamlet - prince whose father was killed by relative. horatio - closest friend and chief confidant who keeps level head
noctis - prince whose father was killed by relative. ignis - closest friend and chief confidant who keeps level head
and also how the stories progress. hamlet figures out who killed his father after seeing his ghost then he’s taken away. noctis figures out who killed his father, is taken away but it’s the crystal and magic that does that.
of course, there’s parts that are different definitely but the base is there.
now the part that gets to me, always and forever, would be in hamlet’s farewell and noct’s farewell at the end of episode ignis verse i.
(for the sake of clarity i’ll be paraphrasing shakespeare’s writing)
Horatio, I’m dying. You live on. Tell my story and my cause to everyone.
Luna and you guys brought me this far, and now I’m on my own.)
Don’t believe it. I’m more like an ancient Roman than a Dane. There’s still some of this wine. [He picks up the poisoned cup]
Uh, no. You won’t be going alone. I’ll–)
On your manhood, give me that cup. Let it go! By heaven, give it to me. [He takes the cup from HORATIO] Oh God, Horatio, what a bad reputation I’m leaving behind—because no one knows what happened. If you ever loved me, then avoid the sweet relief of death for a while, and stay in this harsh world long enough to draw painful breaths and tell my story.
No, you’re right. I mean, I wouldn’t have made it all this way without you guys. Why stop now? In the end, I might not have you at my side, but I’ll always have you in my heart. Thanks… Thanks for everything, Iggy.)
yeah this mostly speaks for itself
another close similarity wold be in the part when Osric makes his appearance once hamlet returns. there are bits where Hamlet asks Horatio what he’s saying. of course, we can’t forget that in FFXV Noct often asked Ignis for help in political speaking which he happily gave advice to.
there’s probably more to it all that hasn’t come to me but my pinky hurts u_u
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