| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern | courtiers and “friends” of Hamlet, sent to spy on him by Claudius |
| Hamlet | Prince of Denmark- the tragic hero of HAMLET |
| Claudius | King of Denmark, brother of the deceased King Hamlet, uncle of Hamlet |
| King Hamlet | father of Hamlet, deceased, the Ghost in Act I.i |
| Gertrude | Queen of Denmark, Claudius’s wife, mother of Hamlet |
| Polonius | advisor to King Claudius |
| Laertes | son of Polonius |
| Ophelia | daughter of Polonous, love interest of Hamlet |
| Horatio | friend of Hamlet (acts as his foil) |
Hamlet, Act 1 & 2- Characters
September 7, 2019