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Hamlet

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Hamlet   prince of denmark; son to the ex-king of demark (old hamlet)  
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claudius   now the king of demark since his brother (old hamlet) died. hamlet's uncle. married to Gertrude  
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gertrude   the queen of demark; hamlet's mother & recently remarried to claudius after old hamlet's death  
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the ghost   of the late king, hamlet's father; claims he was poisoned/killed by claudius(his brother)  
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polonius   The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius’s court, a pompous, conniving old man.  
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laertes   polonius's son  
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ophelia   polonius's daugher; hamlet is in love w/ her; Dependent on men to tell her how to behave, she gives in to Polonius’s schemes to spy on Hamlet. hamlet brings out his anger of his mom marrying his brother on ophelia  
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horatio   hamlet's close friend; Horatio is loyal and helpful to Hamlet throughout the play.After Hamlet’s death, Horatio remains alive to tell Hamlet’s story.  
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rosencrantz & guildenstern   Two slightly bumbling courtiers, former friends of Hamlet from Wittenberg, who are summoned by Claudius and Gertrude to discover the cause of Hamlet’s strange behavior.  
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fortinbras   The young Prince of Norway, whose father the king (also named Fortinbras) was killed by Hamlet’s father (also named Hamlet). Now Fortinbras wishes to attack Denmark to avenge his father’s honor, making him another foil for Prince Hamlet.  
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voltemand & cornelius   Courtiers whom Claudius sends to Norway to persuade the king to prevent Fortinbras from attacking.  
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marcellus & barnardo   The officers who first see the ghost walking the ramparts of Elsinore and who summon Horatio to witness it. Marcellus is present when Hamlet first encounters the ghost.; members of the king's guard  
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osric   The foolish courtier who summons Hamlet to his duel with Laertes.; a  
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Reynaldo   Polonius’s servant, who is sent to France by Polonius to check up on and spy on Laertes (polonius's son)  
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