The Hamlet Project

How in the blazes does Horatio know how Hamlet, the king,
FROWNED
In a battle years ago?
Was he there watching?
Did someone sketch the frown of the king as he did his smiting?
It’s also not clear what a sledded poleaxe might be
Poleaxe, Pollacks. . .and what makes it, or them, sledded?
And who took notes?
Why return to this battle after death, King Hamlet?
Why freeze yourself anew, ready to smite upon the ice?
Horatio recognizes this expression, though. . .
It brings it all back to mind. . .
That particular frown
That particular SMOTE.