Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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Contents
| ACT I |
| Scene I.Elsinore.A platform before the Castle |
| Scene II.Elsinore.A room of state in the Castle |
| Scene III.A room in Polonius’s house |
| Scene IV.The platform |
| Scene V.A more remote part of the Castle |
| ACT II |
| Scene I.A room in Polonius’s house |
| Scene II.A room in the Castle |
| ACT III |
| Scene I.A room in the Castle |
| Scene II.A hall in the Castle |
| Scene III.A room in the Castle |
| Scene IV.Another room in the Castle |
| ACT IV |
| Scene I.A room in the Castle |
| Scene II.Another room in the Castle |
| Scene III.Another room in the Castle |
| Scene IV.A plain in Denmark |
| Scene V.Elsinore.A room in the Castle |
| Scene VI.Another room in the Castle |
| Scene VII.Another room in the Castle |
| ACT V |
| Scene I.A churchyard |
| Scene II.A hall in the Castle |
Dramatis Personæ
HAMLET, Prince of Denmark
CLAUDIUS, King of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle
The GHOST of the late king, Hamlet’s father
GERTRUDE, the Queen, Hamlet’s mother, now wife of Claudius
POLONIUS, Lord Chamberlain
LAERTES, Son to Polonius
OPHELIA, Daughter to Polonius
HORATIO, Friend to Hamlet
FORTINBRAS, Prince of Norway
VOLTEMAND, Courtier
CORNELIUS, Courtier
ROSENCRANTZ, Courtier
GUILDENSTERN, Courtier
MARCELLUS, Officer
BARNARDO, Officer
FRANCISCO, a Soldier
OSRIC, Courtier
REYNALDO, Servant to Polonius
Players
A Gentleman, Courtier
A Priest
Two Clowns, Grave-diggers
A Captain
English Ambassadors.
Lords, Ladies, Officers, Soldiers, Sailors, Messengers, and Attendants