Characters Hamlet Flashcards
Prince of Denmark (16 y.o.)
Hamlet
Hamlet’s father (king) (45 y.o)
Old Hamlet
Hamlet’s mother (queen) (35 y.o.)
Gertrude
Hamlet’s uncle (king) (40 y.o.)
Claudius
king’s advisor (counsellor) (60 y.o.)
Polonius
Polonius’ daughter (13 y.o.) and Hamlet’s girlfriend
Ophelia
Polonius’ son (18 y.o.) (lives in France)
Laertes
Hamlet’s best friend (18 y.o.)
Horatio
Hamlet’s colleagues from school (18 y.o.)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Prince of Norway (21 y.o.)
Fortinbras
angry, wild
Hamlet
the one who brings news about death (Saint Gertrude)
Gertrude
hides behind curtains; afraid for his life (Roman Emperor)
Claudius
Polish-ed (not to be trusted) CORAMBIS
Polonius
help (Greek language)
Ophelia
filled with grief + wants revenge
Laertes
good with words (Roman poet)
Horatio
‘those who believe the king, will be found guilty in the end’
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
strong arm
Fortinbras
who killed old Hamlet
Claudius
who is Hamlet’s best friend
Horatio
Who is polonius’s son
Laertes
who is Polonius’s daughter
Ophella
is 40
Claudius