Hamlet Characters

Hamlet Characters

1. Hamlet - The Prince of Denmark, the title character, and the protagonist. Son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and nephew of the present king, Claudius. Hamlet is full of hatred for his uncle’s scheming and disgust for his mother’s sexuality. Hamlet is often indecisive and hesitant, but at other times prone to rash and impulsive acts. His fatal flaw is that he worries about the metaphysical consequences of his actions.

2. Claudius - The King of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle, and the play’s antagonist. The villain of the play, Claudius is a calculating, ambitious politician, driven by his sexual appetites and his lust for power. Clausius is a technique used by Shakespeare to display the theme of Appearance vs Reality