1
Two slightly bumbling courtiers, former friends of Hamlet from Wittenberg, who are summoned by Claudius and Gertrude to discover the cause of Hamlet’s strange behavior.
2
The young Prince of Norway, whose father the king was killed by Hamlet’s father
3
The Queen of Denmark, Hamlet’s mother, recently married to Claudius.
4
The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius’s court, a pompous, conniving old man. Is the father of Laertes and Ophelia.
5
he King of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle, and the play’s antagonist. The villain of the play.
6
Polonius’s son and Ophelia’s brother, a young man who spends much of the play in France. Passionate and quick to action.
7
Hamlet’s close friend, who studied with the prince at the university in Wittenberg. Is loyal and helpful to Hamlet throughout
8
Polonius’s daughter, a beautiful young woman with whom Hamlet has been in love. Sweet and innocent young girl, who obeys her father and her brother, Laertes.
9
Prince of Denmark, Queen Gertrude`s son, protagonist of the play
10
The foolish courtier who summons Hamlet to his duel with Laertes.
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The specter of Hamlet’s recently deceased father.
