horatio
Original: horatio on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A long-haired man (Hamlet) leans toward a bearded man (Horatio), gesturing.
Hamlet: "There is more in heaven and earth, Horatio, than is dreamt of in your philosophy."
Panel 2:
Horatio, looking annoyed, replies.
Horatio: "Wait! What do you mean, Hamlet? Like the too much of a reduction?"
Hamlet: "Yeah! Too reductionist. Leave room for wonder and magic and possibility in your view of the universe."
Panel 3:
Hamlet leans in close, eyes closed, and grasps Horatio.
Horatio: "I'm just not convinced a ghost is telling you to murder people, man."
Hamlet: "Embrace heaven, Horatio!"
Votey:
A close-up of Hamlet, eyes nearly closed, mouth open in earnest pleading.
Hamlet: "Embrace ghost-dads, you reductionist bastard!"
A long-haired man (Hamlet) leans toward a bearded man (Horatio), gesturing.
Hamlet: "There is more in heaven and earth, Horatio, than is dreamt of in your philosophy."
Panel 2:
Horatio, looking annoyed, replies.
Horatio: "Wait! What do you mean, Hamlet? Like the too much of a reduction?"
Hamlet: "Yeah! Too reductionist. Leave room for wonder and magic and possibility in your view of the universe."
Panel 3:
Hamlet leans in close, eyes closed, and grasps Horatio.
Horatio: "I'm just not convinced a ghost is telling you to murder people, man."
Hamlet: "Embrace heaven, Horatio!"
Votey:
A close-up of Hamlet, eyes nearly closed, mouth open in earnest pleading.
Hamlet: "Embrace ghost-dads, you reductionist bastard!"
Alt text
A four-panel comic parodying Hamlet's famous line to Horatio. Panel 1: a long-haired man (Hamlet) leans toward a bearded man (Horatio) and says, "There is more in heaven and earth, Horatio, than is dreamt of in your philosophy." Panel 2: an irritated Horatio asks if Hamlet means he's being too reductionist; Hamlet says yes, urging him to leave room for wonder, magic, and possibility in his view of the universe. Panel 3: Hamlet leans in and grasps Horatio with closed eyes, pleading "Embrace heaven, Horatio!" while Horatio deadpans, "I'm just not convinced a ghost is telling you to murder people, man." Votey: a close-up of Hamlet, eyes nearly shut and mouth open in earnest pleading, shouting, "Embrace ghost-dads, you reductionist bastard!" The joke flips Hamlet's mysticism into someone refusing to be a skeptic about his murderous ghost-father.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.