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hamlet
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hamlet | The prince of Denmark |
| The ghost | hamlets dad/ king |
| Claudius | stepdad/ hamlets uncle, Gertrude 's husband and the king |
| Gertrude | hamlets mother and the queen |
| Horatio | hamlets friend and confidant |
| Fortinbras | old king hamlet, killed by old king Fortinbras . Fortinbras uncle becomes king, he serves as a foil to hamlet. |
| polonius | father of Ophelia and Laertes, |
| Ophelia | hamlets girlfriend, Polonius daughter and Laertes sister, |
| Laertes | the son of Polonius, student at the university of Paris, acts as a foil to hamlet |
| aside | a remark or passage by a character i n a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters |
| soliloquy | speaking one's thoughts aloud while on other character are present |
| monologue | a lengthy speech delivered by one character while others are present |