Ascension
C ommunity
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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.