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Hamlet

Hamlet. Prince of Denmark. Hamlet ’s major Characters . Hamlet  -  The Prince of Denmark and the protagonist. Hamlet is the son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and the nephew of the present king . Hamlet ’s Characters .

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Hamlet

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  1. Hamlet Prince of Denmark

  2. Hamlet’s major Characters • Hamlet -  The Prince of Denmark and the protagonist. Hamlet is the son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and the nephew of the present king.

  3. Hamlet’s Characters Claudius-The King of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle, and the play’s antagonist.

  4. Hamlet’s Characters • Gertrude -  The Queen of Denmark, Hamlet’s mother, recently married to Claudius.

  5. Hamlet’s Characters • Polonius -  The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius’s court, a pompous, conniving old man. Polonius is the father of Laertes and Ophelia.

  6. Hamlet’s Characters • Horatio -  Hamlet’s close friend, who studied with the prince at the university in Wittenberg.

  7. Hamlet’s Characters • Ophelia -  Polonius’s daughter, a beautiful young woman with whom Hamlet has been in love.

  8. Hamlet’s Characters • Laertes- Polonius’s son and Ophelia’s brother, a young man who spends much of the play in France. Passionate and quick to action, Laertes is clearly a foil for the reflective Hamlet.

  9. Hamlet’s Characters • Fortinbras -  The young Prince of Norway, whose father the king (also named Fortinbras) was killed by Hamlet’s father (also named Hamlet).

  10. Hamlet’s Characters The Ghost -  The specter of Hamlet’s deceased father. recently

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