CLAUDIUS, King of Denmark
HAMLET, son to the late King Hamlet, and nephew to the present king
POLONIUS, Lord Chamberlain
HORATIO, friend to Hamlet
LAERTES, son to Polonius
VOLTEMAND, a courtier
CORNELIUS, a courtier
ROSENCRANTZ, a courtier
GUILDENSTERN, a courtierOSRIC, a courtier
GENTLEMAN, a courtier
MARCELLUS, an officer
BARNARDO, an officer
FRANCISCO, a soldier
REYNALDO, servant to Polonius
FORTINBRAS, Prince of Norway
NORWEGIAN CAPTAIN
DOCTOR OF DIVINITY
PLAYERS
Two CLOWNS, grave-diggers
ENGLISH AMBASSADORS
GERTRUDE, Queen of Denmark, and mother to Hamlet
OPHELIA, daughter to Polonius
GHOST of Hamlet's Father
LORDS, LADIES, OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, SAILORS, MESSENGERS, and ATTENDANTS
SCENE: Denmark
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Hamlet
General FictionSet in the Kingdom of Denmark, "Hamlet" dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, Claudius's brother and Prince Hamlet's father, and then succeeding to the throne and taking as his wife Gertrude, th...