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What follows is an overview of the main characters in William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'', followed by a list and summary of the minor characters from the play.〔Character list collated from Spencer (1980, 61–2) and from Thompson & Taylor (2006a, 140). For Q1 Character names see Thompson & Taylor (2006b, 42)〕 Three different early versions of the play survive: known as the First Quarto ("Q1"), Second Quarto ("Q2"), and First Folio ("F1"), each has lines—and even scenes—missing in the others, and some character names vary. ==Overview of main characters== ::''See also: Synopsis of ''Hamlet'' *Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark; he is son to the late King Hamlet; and nephew to the present King Claudius. *Claudius is the King of Denmark, elected to the throne after the death of his brother, King Hamlet. Claudius has married Gertrude, his brother's widow. *Gertrude is the Queen of Denmark, and King Hamlet's widow, now married to Claudius, and mother to Hamlet. *The Ghost appears in the image of Hamlet's father, the late King Hamlet (Old Hamlet). *Polonius ("Corambis" in "Q1") is Claudius's chief counsellor, and the father of Ophelia and Laertes. *Laertes is the son of Polonius, and has returned to Elsinore from Paris. *Ophelia is the daughter of Polonius, and Laertes's sister, who lives with her father at Elsinore. She is in love with Hamlet. *Horatio is a good friend of Hamlet, from the university at Wittenberg, who came to Elsinore Castle to attend King Hamlet's funeral. *Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are childhood friends and schoolmates of Hamlet, who were summoned to Elsinore by Claudius and Gertrude. *Fortinbras Norwegian crown prince, who assumes the throne of Denmark after Hamlet's death. ==Elsinore sentries== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Characters in Hamlet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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