Hamlet Character Map

HAMLET CHARACTER MAP

BY - PHOEBE ESPANOLA

EXTRAS

Rosencrantz

Guildenstrern

- killed by England

- bff of Hamlet with Guildenstrern

- summoned to spy on Hamlet and figure out why hes acting the way he is

#SPYKIDS

- killed by England

- bff of Hamlet with Rosencrantz

- summoned to spy on Hamlet and figure out why hes acting the way he is

#AREALONE

Fortinbras

Horatio

Claudius

childhood bffs

- remains alive

- close friends with Hamlet

- loyal

- is proud to Hamlets friend

#LOYALHOMIE

- prince of Norway

- father was killed by Hamlets father

- plans on getting revenge by invading and attacking Denmark

- #LOOKINGFORREVENGE

- killed by stabbing from Hamlet and drank poison

- marries Gertrude after his brother aka her husband dies

- wanted to take over the throne

- is out for Hamlet because he knows Hamlet knows the truth

#MISTERSTEALYOURGIRL

uncle/stepfather

new husband

friend

mother

Hamlet

Polonius

- killed by scratch from poison sword

- told to kill/expose Claudius for killing his father

- has a love interest for Ophelia which causes chaos with the two families

- main character

#THANKUNEXT

Gertrude

Reyanaldo

- killed while being a spy

- father of Ophelia and Laertes

- doesnt like Ophelia and Hamlet together

- becomes accomplices with Claudius and spies on Hamlet

#DADDYISWATCHING

brother

- dies by accidentally drinking poison

- marries Claudius soon after her husband dies, regardless of Hamlets opinion

- is oblivious that her newlywed had killed her deceased husband

#DONTDRINKTHAT

EXTRAS

son to King Hamlet

- Polonius' servant

- sent by Polonius to spy on Laertes

- #SNAKEONSIGHT

lover

father

Voldemand

King Hamlets ex wife

father

Laertes

- attendant sent to Norway by Claudius, to tell Fortinbras to not attack them

- sent with Cornelius

- #SAVEOURPEOPLE

Ghost of King Hamlet

Ophelia

- killed by stabbing of poison sword

- advises Ophelia to be careful with Hamlet because he says hes a player

- never became fond of Hamlet

- wanted to kill Hamlet once he found out he had killed his father

#WATCHOUTFORTHESWORD

- murdered by Claudius - poisoned

- married to Gertrude before he was killed

- former King of Denmark

- appears as a ghost and guides Hamlet to kill Claudius

- motivates Hamlet in his decisions

#SPOOKYSEASON

- died from drowning

- fools around and falls in love with Hamlet when she is told to stay away from him

- eventually listens and stays away from him

- buds in on spying on Hamlet

- goes crazy once she finds out her father is dead

- is kept in the castle of Hamlets family

- loses her mind and dies

- #SENDHELPFOROPHELIA

Cornelius

brother

- attendant sent to Norway by Claudius, to tell Fortinbras to not attack them

- sent with Voltimand

- #SOS

Bernardo

- officer who sees the ghost of King Hamlet outside of Elsinore

- #POLICESPOTTEDTHEGHOST

Francisco

- soldier/guard at Elsinore

- #OFFICIAL

Marcellus

- officer who sees the ghost of King Hamlet outside of Elsinore

- around Hamlet when he sees his fathers ghost

- #POLICESPOTTEDTHEGHOST

Yorick

- was King Hamlets jester

- found as a skull by Hamlet

- Hamlet usually talked to the skull when he would talk to himself about death in general, whether it was his death or others

- #SPOOKY