Hamlet Analysis In Modern English

Characters


Claudius, KING of Denmark
HAMLET, son to the late, and nephew to the present king
POLONIUS, lord chamberlain
HORATIO, friend to Hamlet
LAERTES, son to Polonius
VOLTIMAND,            |
CORNELIUS,              |
ROSENCRANTZ,            }       courtiers
GUILDENSTERN,           }
ORSIC,                     |
TWO GENTLEMEN,      |
A PRIEST
MARCELLUS,            }      officers
BERNARDO,             }
FRANCISCO, a soldier
REYNALDO, servant to Polonius
PLAYERS
TWO CLOWNS, gravediggers
FORTINBRAS, prince of Norway
A CAPTAIN
ENGLISH AMBASSADORS
Gertrude, QUEEN of Denmark, and mother to Hamlet
OPHELIA, daughter to Polonius
GHOST of Hamlet's Father
Lords, Ladies, Guard, Soldiers, Danes, Sailors, Messenger, and other Attendants