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What follows is an overview of the main characters in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, followed by a list and summary of the minor characters from the play. Three different early versions of the play survive: known as the First Quarto ("Q1"), Second Quarto ("Q2"), and First Folio ("F1"), each has lines—and even scenes—missing in the others, and some character names vary.
- Hamlet. The Prince of Denmark, the title character, and the protagonist. About thirty years old at the start of the play, Hamlet is the son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and the nephew of the present king, Claudius.
- Claudius. The King of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle, and the play’s antagonist. The villain of the play, Claudius is a calculating, ambitious politician, driven by his sexual appetites and his lust for power, but he occasionally shows signs of guilt and human feeling—his love for Gertrude, for instance, seems sincere.
- Gertrude. The Queen of Denmark, Hamlet’s mother, recently married to Claudius. Gertrude loves Hamlet deeply, but she is a shallow, weak woman who seeks affection and status more urgently than moral rectitude or truth.
- Polonius. The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius’s court, a pompous, conniving old man. Polonius is the father of Laertes and Ophelia. Read an in-depth analysis of Polonius.
Hamlet characters drive the action in the play. See below for a full list of all characters in Hamlet: CLAUDIUS, King of Denmark. HAMLET, Son to the late, and Nephew to the present King. GERTRUDE, Queen of Denmark and Mother to Hamlet. POLONIUS, Lord Chamberlain. LAERTES, his Son. OPHELIA, Daughter to Polonius. HORATIO, Friend to Hamlet
Hamlet is a 1996 British epic historical drama film and an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, adapted and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars as Prince Hamlet. The film also features Derek Jacobi as King Claudius , Julie Christie as Queen Gertrude , Kate Winslet as Ophelia , Michael Maloney as Laertes , Richard Briers as ...
Dec 25, 1996 · IMDb page for the 1996 film adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh. See the full cast and crew list, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks, and more.
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Meet the actors and roles of the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet, starring David Tennant as the tragic prince. Find out more about the plot, themes and original text of the play.
Meet the main characters of Hamlet, a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Find out their roles, relationships, and fates in the play.
