now the father of Hamlet and the husband of Queen Gertrude. His jealousy and all around evil causes him to lose his life in the finality. He was Hamlet's uncle and new father, who was responsible for his real father's death.Gertrude - Hamlet's mother, Wife of both King Hamlet and his brother King Claudius. She is a protective mother but a tarnished and blind soul. Hamlet's mother, and this was her relation to Hamlet.Polonius - Father of both Ophelia and Laertes. He is accidentally killed in the end by Hamlet, due to his nosiness. He is one of the King's counselors and hated by Hamlet for this very reason and because of the similarities between him and the King. Father of the woman Hamlet loves, and he is killed by Hamlet, later in the play.Horatio - Hamlet's best friend, and the only true character in the play. He is the only one who does not portray what he is not. He is very calm and loyal. Hamlet's best friend and the guy whom he (Hamlet) admires.Laertes - Son of Polonius, who kills Hamlet in the end out of revenge for his father's murder. Ophelia - Hamlet's girlfriend. She is the daughter of Polonius and sister of Laertes. She is broken hearted after taking some advise from her brother and shutting Hamlet away, and in the end becomes a reasons for Hamlet's depression. Brother of the woman who he (Hamlet) loved, also the son of the man who Hamlet killed. He and Hamlet are alike in that they are to avenge their father's deaths.Fortinbras - Prince of Norway who becomes the King of Denmark in the end after everyone's death. Like Laertes and Hamlet who are all out to avenge their father. They all have a purpose in honoring their father's by getting revenge.Plot:Act I - Scene iThe two guards are out guarding the gates of the castle and they see the ghost, who makes his first appearance.Act I - Scene iiWe go from outside the castle to inside it as King Claudius speaks to the entirecourt and it's guests of what has happene...
