Characters

1. Ophelia

1.1. Polonius' daughter

1.2. Laertes' sister

1.3. innocence and fragility

1.4. extreme love for Hamlet

1.5. dual nature of women

2. Gertrude

2.1. Queen of Denmark

2.2. mother of Hamlet

2.3. King Claudius' wife

2.4. main representation of the dual nature of women

3. Hamlet

3.1. Getrude's son

3.2. nephew to the present king Claudius

3.3. relation with Ophelia

4. Horatio

4.1. Hamlet's friend

4.2. Witnesses King Hamlet's gost

4.3. tells Hamlet's story, restoring his name