Hamlet
HamletWilliam ShakespeareStaged
Characters in Hamlet
7 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Prince Hamlet
Antagonists
Claudius
Hamlet's uncle, who murdered the king and took the throne.
Supporting characters
Ophelia
Polonius
Laertes
Polonius's son, whose own thirst for vengeance mirrors Hamlet's.
Horatio
Countess Gertrude
Queen of Denmark, Hamlet's mother, remarried to Claudius shortly after her first husband's death.