Cast Of Hamlet Major Characters Hamlet The Prince Of Denmark printable pdf download

Cast of Hamlet

MAJOR CHARACTERS

Hamlet the Prince of Denmark – Jimmy Brooks

Claudius King of Denmark – male only; requires a SEASONED actor; Uncle to Hamlet; ambitious;

unknown to queen or kingdom, he killed his brother and then took his throne and queen.

Gertrude Queen of Denmark – Female only; requires a SEASONED actress; Mother to Hamlet; beautiful;

shallow; loves her son; is completely taken in by Claudius.

Horatio – Male only; Best Friend of Hamlet; a noble; only one to whom Hamlet confides; the ideal of a

friend; warm-hearted, true and judicious.

Polonius - Lord Chamberlain of the court; father of Laertes and Ophelia – Maddie Tinsley

Laertes – male only; must have fencing background; son of Polonius; brother of Ophelia; a young gallant

of the court; hot-headed

Ophelia – female only; very feminine; fragile; goes mad in the end; in love with Hamlet; daughter of

Polonius; sister of Laertes.

SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

Ghost of King Hamlet – male only; a spirit come from the grave to right his murder. Former husband of

Gertrude; father of Hamlet; brother of Claudius.

Rosencrantz - male can be male or female actor; courtiers and of an age with Hamlet. Willingly work

with the King to manipulate Hamlet; will for the sake of their personal aggrandizement and influence to

become guilt instruments of another criminal’s design.

Guildenstern - male can be male or female actor; courtiers and of an age with Hamlet. Willingly work

with the King to manipulate Hamlet; will for the sake of their personal aggrandizement and influence to

become guilt instruments of another criminal’s design.

Barnardo - male can be male or female actor; soldier; loyal to Hamlet and Denmark.

Marcellus - male can be male or female actor; soldier; loyal to Hamlet and Denmark.

Gravedigger - male can be male or female actor; must have brilliant comic timing; one of the few light-

hearted roles in the play.

MINOR CHARACTERS

Reynaldo – Servant of Polonius

Francisco - male can be male or female actor; soldier; loyal to Hamlet and Denmark.

Cast Of Hamlet Major Characters Hamlet The Prince Of Denmark