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Hamlet Character Map

Hope Wiliams and Wendy Bakshas

Kills Polonius, Claudius and Laertes

Hamlet

Parents are Gertrude and Late King Hamlet, dating Ophelia

#CrownPrince

Killed by Laertes and Claudius (Ophelia’s brother and Polonius’ son)

#TrueKing?

Ghost

The late King Hamlet, Only ever speaks to Hamlet; Tells Hamlet to get revenge for his death

Ghost

Killed by brother Claudius

Gertrude's first husband, Hamlet's father

Killed late King Hamelt (ghost) with poison

Clauduis

Ghost's brother, Hamelt's uncle, Marries Gertrude, becomes king.

Plans to kill his step son/nephew Hamlet

Claudius

#karmasucks

Killed by the poison in Hamelt's cup/Laertes' sword

Gertrude

Hamlet's Mother, was married to late King Hamlet, now his brother Claudius; Was lying in bed when late king died (murdered)

Kiloed with poisoned wine meant for Hamelet by Claudius

Gertrude

#ObliviosToItAll?

Polonius

First in the play to be killed, by Hamlet, who believed he was Claudius

Polonius

Father of Ophelia and Laertes, Adviser to Claudius; known for tlling Laertes to be true to himself, and not to loan anyone money while in France; Dissapproved of Opheilia and Hamlet's relationship

#NoTrust

Dies in suspected suicide after her father is killed by Hamlet

Ophelia

Dating Hamlet, Daughter of Polonius and sister of Laertes, goes mad, treated unequally troughout story

#RealCrazyInLove

#RevengeBestCold

Laertes

Son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia, comes home from France and returns again, later comes back to Elisnore

Laertes

Plots with Claudius to kill Hamelet for revenge of killing Polonius

Killed by Hamelet with his own poisoned sword

Horatio

Hamlet's best friend, his oposite (foil), helps Hamlet to decide Claudius was guilty dring the play; only person left at end of play

Horatio

#Survivor'sStory

#BenidictArnoldBeforeHim

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

Apparent childhood friends of Hamlet, sent to spy on Hamlet by Claudius

Killed in a ship raid while Hamlet is returning to Denmark, he left them to die

Fortinbras

Current Prince of Norway, wants to take over Denmark because his father was killed by Hamlet’s father, becomes king of Denmark once everyone dies at the end of the play, invades Elsinore during final scene, most characters did not know

#WorkedOutWell

Yorik

King's jester, was very close with Hamlet when he was younger; he was long dead as the play was taking place

Yorik

#FamilyFirst

Marcellus

One of the first people to see the ghost, with Bernardo, Guard at Elisnore, was with Hamlet when Ghost told him to get revenge, did not seem to see Ghost

#WhatsHeLookingAt

Bernardo

Guard at Elisnnore who encountered the ghost initially, with Marcellus, tell Horatio about Ghost

Bernardo

#IDidntSignUpForThis

Francisco

A soldier and guardsman at Elsinore

Francisco

#IJustWorkHere

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