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HAMLET

William Shakespeare

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HAMLET Prince of Denmark; father died; his mother remarried his uncle, his uncle is now King of Denmark
GHOST spirit of King Hamlet OR an evil spirit
CLAUDIUS Hamlet's uncle; married to Gertrude; King of Denmark
GERTRUDE Hamlet's mother; married to Claudius; Queen of Denmark
HORATIO Hamlet's close friend and confidant; Hamlet tells him he will put on an "antic disposition"
FORTINBRAS Prince of Norway; FOIL to Hamlet; Plans to invade Denmark as retaliation for his father's death
POLONIUS Ophelia and Laertes's father; Secretary of State
OPHELIA Polonius's daughter; Laertes's sister; Hamlet's romantic interest
LAERTES Polonius's son; Ophelia's brother; FOIL to Hamlet; Student at the University of Paris
ASIDE a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters.
SOLILOQUY speaking one's thoughts aloud while no other characters are present
MONOLOGUE A lengthy speech delivered by one character while others are present
APPARITION specter; ghost or ghost-like image of a person
FEIGN pretend
ANTIC DISPOSITION Hamlet will pretend to be crazy. He wants to make Claudius think that he is harmless, incapable of taking revenge for his father's murder.
PURGATORY The ghost explains he is in a state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners
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