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Hamlet

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

by William Shakespeare

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Hamlet

358 lines · 10815 words

King

102 lines · 3192 words

Polonius

86 lines · 2486 words

Horatio

107 lines · 1864 words

Laertes

62 lines · 1357 words

Ophelia

58 lines · 1106 words

Queen

69 lines · 1015 words

First Clown

33 lines · 708 words

Rosencrantz

45 lines · 695 words

Ghost

14 lines · 690 words

Marcellus

31 lines · 419 words

First Player

8 lines · 362 words

Osric

25 lines · 355 words

Player King

4 lines · 340 words

Guildenstern

29 lines · 322 words

Player Queen

5 lines · 238 words

Barnardo

18 lines · 199 words

Gentleman

3 lines · 191 words

Fortinbras

6 lines · 187 words

Voltemand

1 line · 153 words

Second Clown

12 lines · 97 words

Priest

2 lines · 90 words

Captain

7 lines · 84 words

Lord

3 lines · 67 words

Reynaldo

13 lines · 65 words

Francisco

8 lines · 54 words

Lucianus

1 line · 40 words

First Ambassador

1 line · 40 words

First Sailor

2 lines · 38 words

Messenger

2 lines · 36 words

Prologue

1 line · 16 words

Danes

2 lines · 11 words

Servant

1 line · 9 words

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Summary by act & scene

  • Scene 1: SCENE I. Elsinore. A platform before the Castle.

    59 lines · 1211 words total

    Characters

    • Horatio 16 lines, 634 words
    • Marcellus 17 lines, 324 words
    • Barnardo 18 lines, 199 words
    • Francisco 8 lines, 54 words
  • Scene 2: SCENE II. Elsinore. A room of state in the Castle.

    71 lines · 1898 words total

    Characters

    • Hamlet 33 lines, 720 words
    • King 7 lines, 650 words
    • Horatio 22 lines, 347 words
    • Queen 3 lines, 75 words
    • Laertes 1 line, 51 words
    • Polonius 1 line, 33 words
    • Marcellus 2 lines, 11 words
    • Both 1 line, 6 words
    • All 1 line, 5 words
  • Scene 3: SCENE III. A room in Polonius’s house.

    25 lines · 866 words total

    Characters

    • Laertes 7 lines, 373 words
    • Polonius 8 lines, 353 words
    • Ophelia 10 lines, 140 words
  • Scene 4: SCENE IV. The platform.

    29 lines · 678 words total

    Characters

    • Hamlet 10 lines, 463 words
    • Horatio 13 lines, 165 words
    • Marcellus 6 lines, 50 words
  • Scene 5: SCENE V. A more remote part of the Castle.

    59 lines · 1426 words total

    Characters

    • Hamlet 29 lines, 665 words
    • Ghost 13 lines, 652 words
    • Horatio 11 lines, 75 words
    • Marcellus 6 lines, 34 words
  • Scene 1: SCENE I. A room in Polonius’s house.

    37 lines · 938 words total

    Characters

    • Polonius 19 lines, 645 words
    • Ophelia 5 lines, 228 words
    • Reynaldo 13 lines, 65 words
  • Scene 2: SCENE II. A room in the Castle.

    163 lines · 4494 words total

    Characters

    • Hamlet 59 lines, 2104 words
    • Polonius 40 lines, 1064 words
    • First Player 6 lines, 348 words
    • Rosencrantz 23 lines, 325 words
    • King 13 lines, 251 words
    • Voltemand 1 line, 153 words
    • Queen 9 lines, 139 words
    • Guildenstern 12 lines, 110 words
  • Scene 1: SCENE I. A room in the Castle.

    45 lines · 1508 words total

    Characters

    • Hamlet 12 lines, 641 words
    • King 6 lines, 289 words
    • Ophelia 13 lines, 223 words
    • Polonius 4 lines, 178 words
    • Rosencrantz 5 lines, 88 words
    • Queen 3 lines, 53 words
    • Guildenstern 2 lines, 36 words
  • Scene 2: SCENE II. A hall in the Castle.

    138 lines · 2766 words total

    Characters

    • Hamlet 65 lines, 1612 words
    • Player King 4 lines, 340 words
    • Player Queen 5 lines, 238 words
    • Guildenstern 13 lines, 147 words
    • Ophelia 16 lines, 88 words
    • Rosencrantz 6 lines, 87 words
    • Polonius 10 lines, 80 words
    • Horatio 7 lines, 48 words
    • Lucianus 1 line, 40 words
    • King 5 lines, 38 words
    • Queen 3 lines, 18 words
    • Prologue 1 line, 16 words
    • First Player 2 lines, 14 words
  • Scene 3: SCENE III. A room in the Castle.

    8 lines · 487 words total

    Characters

    • Hamlet 1 line, 193 words
    • Rosencrantz 1 line, 103 words
    • King 4 lines, 93 words
    • Polonius 1 line, 73 words
    • Guildenstern 1 line, 25 words
  • Scene 4: SCENE IV. Another room in the Castle.

    56 lines · 1746 words total

    Characters

    • Hamlet 27 lines, 1344 words
    • Queen 25 lines, 304 words
    • Polonius 3 lines, 60 words
    • Ghost 1 line, 38 words
  • Scene 1: SCENE I. A room in the Castle.

    7 lines · 239 words total

    Characters

    • King 4 lines, 157 words
    • Queen 3 lines, 82 words
  • Scene 2: SCENE II. Another room in the Castle.

    16 lines · 216 words total

    Characters

    • Hamlet 9 lines, 153 words
    • Rosencrantz 6 lines, 59 words
    • Guildenstern 1 line, 4 words
  • Scene 3: SCENE III. Another room in the Castle.

    27 lines · 431 words total

    Characters

    • King 14 lines, 213 words
    • Hamlet 10 lines, 191 words
    • Rosencrantz 3 lines, 27 words
  • Scene 4: SCENE IV. A plain in Denmark.

    17 lines · 228 words total

    Characters

    • Hamlet 7 lines, 85 words
    • Captain 7 lines, 84 words
    • Fortinbras 2 lines, 53 words
    • Rosencrantz 1 line, 6 words
  • Scene 5: SCENE V. Elsinore. A room in the Castle.

    62 lines · 1228 words total

    Characters

    • Ophelia 14 lines, 427 words
    • King 16 lines, 288 words
    • Laertes 16 lines, 251 words
    • Gentleman 3 lines, 191 words
    • Queen 11 lines, 60 words
    • Danes 2 lines, 11 words
  • Scene 6: SCENE VI. Another room in the Castle.

    7 lines · 241 words total

    Characters

    • Horatio 4 lines, 194 words
    • First Sailor 2 lines, 38 words
    • Servant 1 line, 9 words
  • Scene 7: SCENE VII. Another room in the Castle.

    40 lines · 1508 words total

    Characters

    • King 18 lines, 996 words
    • Laertes 17 lines, 323 words
    • Queen 3 lines, 153 words
    • Messenger 2 lines, 36 words
  • Scene 1: SCENE I. A churchyard.

    109 lines · 2163 words total

    Characters

    • Hamlet 38 lines, 997 words
    • First Clown 33 lines, 708 words
    • Laertes 6 lines, 124 words
    • Second Clown 12 lines, 97 words
    • Priest 2 lines, 90 words
    • Queen 5 lines, 78 words
    • Horatio 10 lines, 53 words
    • King 3 lines, 16 words
  • Scene 2: SCENE II. A hall in the Castle.

    146 lines · 3080 words total

    Characters

    • Hamlet 58 lines, 1647 words
    • Osric 25 lines, 355 words
    • Horatio 24 lines, 348 words
    • Laertes 15 lines, 235 words
    • King 12 lines, 201 words
    • Fortinbras 4 lines, 134 words
    • Lord 3 lines, 67 words
    • Queen 4 lines, 53 words
    • First Ambassador 1 line, 40 words