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a beautiful young woman with whom Hamlet has been in love. She is a sweet and innocent young girl, who obeys her father and her brother, Laertes. Dependent on men to tell her how to behave, she gives in to Polonius's schemes to spy on Hamlet.

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his father was killed by hamlet's father, and Fortinbras wants to attack Denmark to revenge his death

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Laertes : Polonius's son and Ophelia's brother

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Laertes : Polonius's son and Ophelia's brother

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a young man who spends much of the play in France. Passionate and quick to action, he is clearly a foil for the reflective Hamlet.

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The Ghost : The specter of Hamlet's recently deceased father

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The Ghost : The specter of Hamlet's recently deceased father

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He, who claims to have been murdered by Claudius, calls upon Hamlet to avenge him. However, it is not entirely certain whether the ghost is what it appears to be, or whether it is something else.

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studied with the prince at the university in Wittenberg. He is loyal and helpful to Hamlet throughout the play. After Hamlet's death, he remains alive to tell Hamlet's story.

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Polonius :The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius's court

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Polonius :The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius's court

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the counselor of king claudius. A pompous, conniving old man. He is the father of Laertes and Ophelia.

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Hamlet's mother, recently married to Claudius. She loves Hamlet deeply, but she is a shallow, weak woman who seeks affection and status more urgently than moral or truth.

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Hamlet's uncle, and the play's antagonist. The villain of the play, he is a calculating, ambitious politician,  but he occasionally shows signs of guilt and human feeling—his love for Gertrude.

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the title character, and the protagonist. About thirty years old at the start of the play, Hamlet is the son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and the nephew of the present king, Claudius.