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King Hamlet/Ghost

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  • Successful King
    Led Denmark through many battles
  • Returns as ghost claiming to have been murdered



Hamlet

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  • Prince of Denmark, son of the late King Hamlet
  • Studied at university and has returned to Denmark for his father’s funeral
  • Must deal with father's death and mother's remarrying



Gertrude

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  • Queen of Denmark, widow to late King Hamlet
  • Recently remarried Claudius, King Hamlet's brother

Claudius

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  • Current King of Denmark, the late King Hamlet's brother and Hamlet's uncle
  • Married Hamlet's mother soon after death of her husband, the King

Polonius

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  • King Claudius's top advisor
  • Father to Laertes and Ophelia


Laertes

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  • Polonius’s son and Ophelia’s brother
  • Spends much of the play in France


Ophelia

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  • Polonius’s daughter and sister to Laertes
  • Hamlet's love interest


Horatio

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  • Hamlet’s close friend from university



Fortinbras

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  • Son of late King Fortinbras, slain by King Hamlet
  • On quest to avenge his father's death

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