Polonius's daughter & Laertes's sister

His name is also Hamlet, and he is referred to as King Hamlet to distinguish him from the Prince, his son and the protagonist of the story

potential wife of Prince Hamlet

Danish ambassadors to Norway (2)

Hamlet's uncle and, ever since he took the throne as the King of Denmark, Hamlet’s new stepfather.

Ophelia’s brother and Polonius’s son

His father's ghost orders him to take revenge on Claudius for murdering him, yet Hamlet questions whether revenge is ever right—and if taking revenge will ever be enough.

His father was killed by the old king

Danish military officers (2) and casual friends of Hamlet who first see the ghost

a counselor to Claudius and father to Ophelia and Laertes

a student in France

the only female character in the play other than Gertrude

He killed his brother