Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Hamlet -
Act 1 -
Characters
- Hamlet
- Son to late, and
nephew to present
King
- Appears to be isolated and in black, gloomy
and sardonic , disillusioned at life
- Dutiful and affectionate son who respected his father
- Father's death was heartfelt, highly emotional and sensitive
- Not afraid of ghost, he follows it bravely. He's courageous
- His thoughts turn to death in his
soliloquy, but the thoughts of religion
prevents him
- Claudius
- King of
Denmark
- Murderer, killed his own brother
- Smiling villain
- Usurper
- Adulterer
- Acts like a rightful king
and a striking courtly
figure
- Courteous, dignified
- Man of words
- Handles affairs of state with confidence
- Speech is excessive, stilted and artificial
- Ophelia
- Daughter to Polonius
- Dutiful
- Young and innocent
- Loves Hamlet
- Horatio
- Friend to Hamlet
- Respectful
- Hamlet
trusts him
- Ghost
- Hamlet's father
- Polonius
- Lord Chamberlain
- Loyal to the throne
- Man of the world - Advice to
Laertes is worldly-wise
- Unsympathetic towards
Ophelia - he cares about
his postion in court
- Laertes
- Son to Polonius
- Cares about his sister
- Voltimad
- Courtier
- Cornelius
- Courtier
- Francisco
- Soldier
- Bernardo
- Officer
- Marcellus
- Officer
- Queen
- Queen of Denmark,
mother to Hamlet
- Appears to be weak and shallow
- Loved the King
- Within a month married Claudius
- Cold and unsympathetic to Hamlet mourning