3 character list hamlet

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1. Character List Hamlet

2. Marcellus and Bernardo Guards at Elsinore The first two guards to see the ghost of old King Hamlet while patrolling the roof of the castle They then summon Horatio to see it.

3. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Old friends of Hamlet Not very close to him anymore But when the King and Queen summon them to Denmark, they jump on the chance. Claudius and Gertrude do not really know they are not that close to Hamlet and ask the two to help them figure out what’s wrong with the prince.

4. Old Hamlet’s Ghost Prince Hamlet’s father who recently passed away. He asks his son to avenge his death Assures Hamlet that his mother had no part in his murder. Does not tell how Claudius murdered him. At first Hamlet’s unsure if it was really his father.

5. Laertes Son of Polonius, who is the Lord Chamberlain and Ophelia’s older brother. Goes to Fance for a big part of the play. Claudius plots a sword in which Laertes and Hamlet would fight and kill Hamlet in the process.

6. Ophelia Hamlet’s love interest Her father makes her spy on Hamlet to find out what’s wrong with him. Hamlet finds this out and loses trust. When her father dies, she goes insane and dies.

7. Polonius The Lord Chamberlain of the court of Denmark Dedicated to the King and Queen He tries to find out what’s wrong with Hamlet but he fails to find it. Eventually dies.

8. Horatio Hamlet’s best friend. Goes to Wittenberg with Hamlet Always loyal to Hamlet Willing to help him avenge his father’s death. Even after Hamlet dies, he agrees to honor Hamlet’s dying wish to tell his story.

9. Gertrude The Widow of old Kind Hamlet Prince Hamlet’s mother Marries Claudius after the death of King Hamlet This makes Prince Hamlet think that she might have been involved in the crime.

10. Claudius The new King of Denmark Hamlet’s uncle&step father Villain of the play Wants to send Hamlet away to get him out of his sight. Plots to kill hamlet

11. Hamlet The Prince of Denmark College student at Wittenberg People are unsure if he is really insane Becomes obsessed with avenging his father’s death and killing Claudius Killed in Act 5 after being stabbed with Laertes’s poisoned sword