Hamlet: Characters
Subjects / English / William Shakespeare - Hamlet
The main character in the play is of course Hamlet. As our title character, the action revolves around him and his struggle to overcome impossible odds. Hamlet is a noble and sensitive hero, an ideal Renaissance gentleman with a fair 'mould of form'. His morality is shown when he criticises Claudius for his drunken behaviour. His sensitivity is seen in his horror over his mother's hasty remarriage to the new king. He shows his humility through his love for Ophelia, who he cares for despite the fact that she is socially beneath him - something which would have been a big deal at the time. In the end it is his humanity that proves to be his downfall, but it is this quality that makes audiences all over the world connect with him and continue to recognise themselves in his character.
| Author: | Nicola Greener | Publisher: | GCSEPod® |
| Narrator: | Victoria Sandison | ISBN: | 978-1-84906-303-6 |
| Video ISBN: | 978-1-84906-803-1 |
Chapters
- Hamlet
- More About Hamlet
- Claudius
- Gertrude
- Lesser Characters: Ophelia, Polonius and Laertes
- Lesser Characters: Horatio, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and The Ghost
Exam Board Relevance
- Edxcel
- AQA
- CEA
- IGCSE (EdExcel)
- OCR
- SQA
- WJEC
- IGCSE (CiE)
Includes original GCSEPod image art. Additional pictorial images created by Damon Smith
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