Author
William
Shakespeare
Setting
The
setting of Hamlet is in Elsinore, Denmark, and is centered around the royal
court. Late middle ages.
Characters
Hamlet:
Prince of Denmark
Claudius:
King of Denmark, and Hamlet's Uncle
Gertrude:
the Queen; Hamlet's mother, and recently remarried
The ghost:
the late King, Hamlet's father
Polonius:
an elderly Councilor of State
Laertes:
son of Polonius
Ophelia:
daughter of Polonius
Horatio:
Hamlet's friend
Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern: courtiers, and formerly fellow students of Hamlet
Fortinbras:
Prince of Norway