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Characters

• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: a pair of schoolmates and childhood friends of Hamlet
• The Player: a traveling actor
• Hamlet: the Prince of Denmark
• Tragedians: traveling with the Player, including Alfred
• King Claudius: the King of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle and stepfather
• Gertrude: the Queen of Denmark, and Hamlet's mother
• Polonius: Claudius' chief adviser
• Ophelia: Polonius' daughter
• Horatio: a friend and schoolmate of Hamlet
• Fortinbras: the nephew of the King of Norway
• Soldiers, courtiers, and musicians