Question

What is the main purpose of horatios speech

Answer 1

to inform the audience of the events leading up to this point

In Hamlet Horatio is a logical thinker and trusted by the people by making him gives this speech he tells the story to the people and people believe him, this way hamlet uses the trust people have in Horatio so unbelievable events such as ghosts of dead kings talking to their children won't sound so crazy.