Hamlet Character Map

Mackenzie Corbitt Mr. DiPazza Period: 5th April 9, 2021

Organizational Chart

Childhood friends of Hamlet Employed by Claudius to spy on Hamlet

"Goodnight, sweet prince, And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!"

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

"Truly, and I hold ambition of so airy and light a quality that it is but a shadow’s shadow"

Horatio

fawning and sycophantic

Hamlet

loyal and well-respected

sensitive and intelligent

Best friend of Hamlet

"That one may smile and smile and be a villain"

Father of Hamlet Late husband of Queen Gertrude

Uncle/step-father of Hamlet Husband of Queen Gertrude

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks"

"Revenge his foul and most unnatural murther"

King Claudius

Queen Gertrude

King Hamlet

Ambitious, antagonist, lust for power

weak, attention-seeking

“When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions”

Mother of HamletEx-wife of Late King Hamlet

Advisor to Claudius Father of Ophelia and Laertes

Brothers

Polonius

King Fortinbras

moralistic and mettlesome

"Brevity is the soul of wit"

Killed by Hamlet in battle Father of Prince Fortinbras

Prince Fortinbras

Ophelia

Job Title

Laertes

Name Surname

rebellious and determined

passionate and quick to action

sweet, innocent, and obedient

Brother of Ophelia

Son of King Fortinbras

Love interest of Hamlet Sister of Laertes

"To my revenge, but in my terms of honor I stand aloof, and will no reconcilement"

"Let us haste to hear it, And call the noblest to the audience. For me, with sorrow I embrace my fortune. I have some rights of memory in this kingdom Which now, to claim my vantage doth invite me"

"How should I your true-love know from another one?