His uncle and enemyHis motherHis former loverHis adversaryHis former friendHis former friendHis wifeHis chief instrumentHer affectionHer fatherHer brotherHis closest friendFirst witness to the apparitionThe King he is enlisted to watchHis fatherHis rival avengerHis son, charged with revengeHis murderer and brotherHis widowHis constant companionHis patronHis patronThe prince he serves and keeps faith withHis trusted companion on the watchHis fellow sentinelThe scholar brought to verify his accountHis structural foil and indirect inheritorThe king he threatens and outlastsThe survivor who delivers his legacyThe prince who demolishes him for sportHis master and modelThe prince whose philosophy he unwittingly surpassesThe woman whose grave he digsHis master, whom he serves with quiet efficiencyThe young man he is sent to watchHis patron and the occasion of his most significant effectHis unwitting audience and subjectHis relief on the watchFellow sentinelHis commanderThe prince he unwittingly goads into self-examinationThe king who sends themThe prince they are sent to contain
Hamlet
Hamlet
Prince of Denmark
Claudius
Claudius
King of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle
Gertrude
Gertrude
Queen of Denmark, Hamlet's mother
Ophelia
Ophelia
Daughter of Polonius
Polonius
Polonius
Lord Chamberlain
Horatio
Horatio
Friend to Hamlet
Laertes
Laertes
Son of Polonius
Ghost
Ghost
Ghost of Hamlet's father
Rosencrantz
Rosencrantz
Courtier, friend of Hamlet
Guildenstern
Guildenstern
Courtier, friend of Hamlet
Marcellus
Marcellus
Officer of the watch at Elsinore
Bernardo
Bernardo
Sentinel at Elsinore
Fortinbras
Fortinbras
Prince of Norway
Osric
Osric
Courtier, messenger to Hamlet
Gravedigger
Gravedigger
Clown, digger of Ophelia's grave
Reynaldo
Reynaldo
Servant to Polonius
First Player
First Player
Leader of the visiting acting troupe
Francisco
Francisco
Sentinel at Elsinore, opens the play
Captain
Captain
Norwegian captain in Fortinbras's army
Voltemand & Cornelius
Voltemand & Cornelius
Danish ambassadors sent to Norway
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