Hamlet Character List - Ascension Community Theatre

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Hamlet Character List:
 
v   Hamlet,   P rince   o f   D enmark   –  
T his  
v   Viltimand   –   D anish   c ourtier   w ho   i s  
role   h as   b een   c
ast.  
sent   a s   a n   a mbassador   t o   t he   C ourt  
v   Claudius,   K ing   o f   D enmark   –  
of   N orway.  
Hamlet’s   u ncle   w ho   s ucceeded   h is  
v   Cornelius   -­‐   D anish   c ourtier   w ho   i s  
brother   t o   t he   t hrone   a nd   m arried  
sent   a s   a n   a mbassador   t o   t he   C ourt  
his   b rother’s   w ife.    
of   N orway.  
v   Gertrude   –   Q ueen   o f   D enmark   a nd  
v   Marcellus   –   D anish   o fficer   o n   g uard  
mother   o f   H amlet.  
at   t he   c astle   o f   E lsinore.    
v   Polonius   -­‐   E lderly   L ord   C hamberlain  
v   Bernardo   -­‐   D anish   o fficer   o n   g uard  
and   t hus   c hief   c ounselor   t o   C laudius.    
at   t he   c astle   o f   E lsinore.  
v   Horatio   –   C ommoner   w ho   i s   a   f ellow  
v   Francisco   –   D anish   s oldier   o n   g uard  
student   a nd   l oyal   f riend   o f   H amlet.    
duty   a t   t he   c astle   o f   E lsinore.    
v   Laertes   –   P olonius’   s on,   a   s tudent   a t  
v   Reynaldo   –   Y oung   m an   w hom  
the   U niversity   o f   P aris   w ho,   l ike  
Polonius   i nstructs   a nd   s ends   t o   P aris  
Hamlet,   h as   r eturned   t o   E lsinore  
to   o bserve   a nd   r eport   o n   L aertes’  
because   o f   K ing   H amlet’s   d eath.    
conduct.  
v   Ophelia   –   O bedient   d aughter   o f  
v   The   G ravediggers   ( 2)   –   T wo   c lowns  
Polonius   a nd   s ister   o f   L aertes;   c ourt  
who   d ig   O phelia’s   g rave,   t he   f irst   o f  
lady   w ho   G ertrude   h oped   w ould   b e  
whom   i s   e ngaged   b y   H amlet   i n   a  
Hamlet’s   b ride.    
grimly   h umorous   c onversation.    
v   Rosencrantz   –   O ne-­‐time  
v   Player   K ing    
schoolfellows   a nd   f riend   o f   H amlet.    
v   Player   Q ueen    
v   Guildenstern   -­‐   O ne-­‐time  
v   Villain  
schoolfellows   a nd   f riend   o f   H amlet.  
v   Prologue    
v   Fortinbras   –   P rince   o f   N orway,   a  
v   Norwegian   C aptain    
valiant   y oung   m an   w ho,   l ike   H amlet,  
v   English   A mbassador  
has   l ost   a   f ather.  
v   Priest    
v   Osric   –   A ffected   c ourtier   w ho   p lays   a  
v   Soldiers,   S ailors,   M essengers,   &  
minor   r ole   a s   t he   K ing’s   m essenger  
Attendants
and   a s   u mpire   o f   t he   f encing   m atch  
between   H amlet   &   L aertes.  
 
 

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