ELA B30 AP - Hamlet Proper Nouns

prince of Denmark; tragic hero

Hamlet’s father; Gertrude’s first husband

former king of Norway; defeated by King Hamlet

prince of Norway; foil to Hamlet

Fortinbras’ uncle

Hamlet’s one true friend

university in Germany

Hamlet’s mother; King Hamlet’s former wife and Claudius’ new wife

King of Denmark; Gertrude’s second husband; Hamlet’s uncle; a snake

King Hamlet’s jester; died years ago

Hamlet’s childhood friends; sponges

Claudius’ advisor; the Lord Chamberlain; father of Laertes and Ophelia

Ophelia’s brother; Polonius’ son; foil to Hamlet

Laertes’ sister; Polonius’ daughter; Hamlet’s love interest

setting of the play; location of Danish palace

Polonius’ house servant; spies on and tell lies about Laertes in France

Danish ambassadors

Claudius’ jester; mirrors Polonius

Danish guards; saw the ghost of King Hamlet

French gentleman; praises Laertes as a master in fencing

former king of Troy; killed by Priam who discovers his one weakness (King Hamlet)

French city well known for its tapestries

a play’s namesake; Lucianus’ uncle; murdered by his nephew

Greek hero; performed twelve incredible labours; renowned for great strength

god of the sun

biblical judge; sacrificed his daughter to fulfill an oath to God

river of forgetfulness

Queen of Thebes; punished for boasting; loses her fourteen children

kingdom of Priam (Denmark)

king of Troy; Hecuba’s husband (Claudius)

Achilles’ son; avenges his father and kills Priam (Hamlet)

queen of Troy; Priam’s wife; mourns his death (Gertrude)

famous Roman actor in Julius Caesar’s time

Gonzago’s nephew; murders his uncle

god of blacksmiths

god of marriage

goddess of witchcraft

a loyal friend in Greek mythology

Roman emperor; rumoured to have murdered his mother

messenger of the gods

supreme god (Zeus; Niobe’s husband)

god of war

home of the gods

sailor who gave a messenger letters from Hamlet to deliver to Claudius

tavern-keeper near the Globe Theatre; First Gravedigger sends Second there

high mountains in Greece