1
Q
Polonius’s daughter, a beautiful young woman that hamlet is in love with
A
Ophelia
2
Q
Polonius’s son and Ophelia’s brother, a young man who spends most of the play in France
A
Laertes
3
Q
The specter of hamlets recently deceased father
A
The ghost
4
Q
The prince of Denmark, the title character and protagonist
A
Hamlet
5
Q
The King of Denmark, Hamlets uncle, antagonist, villain of the play
A
Claudius
6
Q
The queen of Denmark, hamlets mother recently married to Claudius
A
Gertrude
7
Q
The lord chamberlainof Claudius’ court a pompous, conniving old man
A
Polonius
8
Q
Hamlets close friend, who studied with the prince at the university of Wittenberg
A
Horatio
