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Hamlet Character Map
Kenadee Carr
English 11H
Hamlet Character Map
Ghost of King Hamlet
The ghost of King Hamlet was the father of Hamlet, husband of Queen Gertrude, & brother of Claudius. Claudius poisoned King Hamlet to claim is power, & King Hamlet approached his son and told him must avenge his death.
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#likefatherlikeson
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Gertrude
Hamlet, Gertrude, Polonius & Claudius
Hamlet
Gertrude is the Queen, mother of Hamlet, widow of King Hamlet, & wife of King Claudius. After her husband's death, Gertrude married his brother Claudius. Gertrude believes her son is grieving his father's death & that is why he is acting crazy. Gertrude accidentally drinks poison meant for Claudius and dies.
#mommydearest
Hamlet is the son of King Hamlet & Queen Gertrude, nephew/stepson of Claudius. Hamlet must prove that his uncle murdered his father for the throne.
#daddysboy
Claudius
Polonius
Claudius is the brother of King Hamlet, uncle/step-father of Hamlet, husband to Gertrude, & now King. Claudius wanted the throne, so he killed his brother, married his wife, & claimed his power. Hamlet stabs Claudius & forces him to drink poison.
#siblingrivalry
Polonius is the chief counselor of the King, and father of Laertes & Ophelia. Polonius notices that Hamlet is going " insane ", so he keeps his daughter Ophelia way from him until he understands that the reason he is going " insane " is because of Ophelia's isolation from him. Hamlet eventually stabs Polonius to death.
#protectivefather
Laertes & Ophelia
Ophelia
Laertes
Ophelia is the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, & former girlfriend of Hamlet. After Hamlet acts insane, Ophelia believes her isolation from is the reason why. After Hamlet kills her father Polonius; Ophelia later climbs a tree and falls out into the brook- drowning herself & dying.
#justkeepswimming
Laertes is the son of Polonius, & brother of Ophelia. Laertes goes to college in France, & does not want Ophelia dating Hamlet because he thinks Hamlet will break her heart. After hearing of his father's death, he comes home to avenge his father's death but also ends up cutting/poisoning himself & dying.
#youhadonejob
Horatio
Horatio is Hamlet's friend & scholar. Horatio was present when King Hamlet defeated Fortinbras on the battlefield. Horatio was one of the first people to see King Hamlet's ghost. Horatio is one of the few characters still alive.
#peopleletmetellyouaboutmybestfriend
Horatio, Rosencrantz, & Guildenstern
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Hamlet's childhood friends and coutiers of the Danish Court. King Claudius and Queen Gertrude summon them to watch over Hamlet, and give them intel on his behavior. Both men died when their ship was attacked by pirates.
#dumbanddumber
Fortinbras
Fortinbras is the Prince of Norway. Fortinbra's father was killed by King Hamlet on the battlefield and he now wishes to attack Denmark to avenge his father's death.
# anotherenemy
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Fortinbras, Reynaldo,
Cornelius, & Voltimand
Voltimand & Cornelius
Voltimand & Cornelius are courtiers of the Danish court. They are sent to Norway to inform their King that Fortinbras is threatening Denmark.
#messengerboys
Reynaldo
Reynaldo is a servant to Polonius. Polonius sends Reynaldo to Paris to see what Laertes is doing in school. Reynaldo is later killed by Laertes.
#yourefired
Bernardo, Francisco & Marcellus
Yorick
Bernardo, Francisco, & Marcellus are guards at Hamlet's castle. These three are the first ones to see ghost of King Hamlet & call Horatio to address the situation.
#scaredycats
Yorick was a court jester when Hamlet was a young boy. Yorick died & was buried in the graveyard. While walking in the graveyard, Hamlet unearths Yorick's skull & talks about the finality of death.
#useyourhead
Osric
Osric is the silly courtier sent by Claudius to summon Hamlet to a duel with Laertes. He is similar to a personal asisstant. Osric is later stabbed by someone unknown.
#getmycoffee
Bernardo, Marcellus, Francisco, Yori ck, & Osric
Gravediggers
Players
The gravediggers provide Hamlet with an opportunity to grapple with this idea of suicide/death when in the graveyard.
#ilovemyjob
The players are Hamlet's friends that come to Denmark. The first player recites a play that Hamlet has never seen performed, then they all perform a play that secretly exposes Claudius' guilty consciene.
#notthatimportant