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What follows is an overview of the main characters in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, followed by a list and summary of the minor characters from the play. [1] Three different early versions of the play survive: known as the First Quarto ("Q1"), Second Quarto ("Q2"), and First Folio ("F1"), each has lines—and even scenes—missing in the others, and some character names vary.
Prince Hamlet is the central character of Hamlet. He is a prince of Denmark, called on to avenge his father's (Old Hamlet's) murder by Claudius. Prince Henry appears towards the end of King John, as successor to the title character. Prince John of Lancaster , the younger brother of Hal in Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V.
Francisco: Francisco is a soldier on watch at Elsinore, who appears briefly in the opening moments of Hamlet. Francisco is a lord, a follower of Alonso, in The Tempest. [2] For Frank see Master Ford, whose first name is Frank. Duke Frederick is the villain (the usurper of Duke Senior) in As You Like It.
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Hamlet, his father, Bernardo, Marcellus, Francisco, Fortinbras and several other characters are all soldiers. Hamlet and his father share a name (as do Fortinbras and his father). Hamlet, Horatio, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Laertes are all students. Hamlet, his father, Gertrude and Claudius are all members of the Royal Family.
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The majority of characters in Hamlet have classical names, in contrast to the "particularly Danish" ones of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The names were common in the court of Frederick II and Christian IV , and also at the University of Wittenberg , an institution where Hamlet is mentioned as having studied (he refers to them as "my two ...
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet (/ ˈ h æ m l ɪ t /), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play.