Horatio is a good friend of Hamlet's in Shakespeare's play. Horatio plays a significant role in the tragedy for it is him who is responsible for informing Hamlet of the appearing of the ghost that ressembles the dead king wandering. It is well known that the character had the chance to be educated in the University of Wittenberg just like Hamlet. In the excerpt provided both Bernardo and Marcellus delegate the talking to Horatio since he is "a scholar". This request reflects the respect they show for Horatio.
Juliet knows that she is supposed to hate anyone from the house Montague. Their families are enemies because of the lords of each house and still, Juliet, a Capulet, fell in love with Romeo, who is a Montague.
According to Douglass, laws in the south prove that slaves are human beings in those laws passed in the south punish slaves as punish white men. Douglass used the reference of the laws passed in the southern state of Virginia.