Hamlet - characters quiz

obtained the throne of Denmark by murdering his brother with poison and then marrying the late king's widow

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.

connives with Claudius to spy on Hamlet

the play's ultimate villain

a student in France

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

someone who drowns in the course of the play

He is the son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and nephew and stepson to the current king, Claudius.

the castle where the Danish kings & queens live and where the play is set

the only female character in the play other than Gertrude

Hamlet's most loyal and trusted friend.

He tells Hamlet that his father was killed by Claudius

Polonius' servant who is sent to France to spy on Laertes

Hamlet's best friend, also a student at Wittemberg

one of only two female characters in Hamlet, married to her husband's brother

His father was killed by the old king

driven by a desire to expand his kingdom, make a name for himself, and take revenge for the death of his father (who was killed by Hamlet's father), .... is actively pursuing his goals.

potential wife of Prince Hamlet

He killed his brother

a supernatural being that appears to Hamlet at the start of the play

Ophelia’s brother and Polonius’s son

Claudius calls ... —Hamlet's old classmates—to Elsinore because he wants them to figure out the cause of Hamlet's insanity.

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

Polonius's daughter & Laertes's sister

a counselor to Claudius and father to Ophelia and Laertes

Danish ambassadors to Norway (2)

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