HAMLET

Name: ________________________________________

Character Name: ________________________________

Character Notes: What does character do? Motivations? Description? Status? How do costumes reveal this?
What do we learn about the character from what they do and say… and from what they DON’T do and DON’T
say. Who do they trust? Who trusts them? Is this a strong character in your opinion?
And…
How does he/she relate to and with Hamlet? How does your character feel about or think of Hamlet?
What do we learn about Hamlet through your character?
I am interested in what YOU notice, and what you are reading into, and the evidences and clues you find. Use
this packet to keep note of what you are thinking and why.
ACT I: Scene i – Outer ramparts of Elsinore castle. Guards report the sighting of a ghost about the castle
FRANCISCO (a guard); BERNARDO (a guard); HORATIO; GHOST
Time: 00:01:32-00:06:26
Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound
acting did you see? Mood? What are any of Y
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ACT I: Scene ii – the palace court; new king, Claudius, celebrates wedding to new wife, Gertrude

CLAUDIUS; GERTRUDE; HAMLET; POLONIUS; OPHELIA; LAERTES; HORATIO; MARCELLUS; BERNARDO C

Time: 00:06:26-00:19:30 .
 ACT I: Scene iii – outside castle
LAERTES; OPHELIA; POLONIUS

 Time: 00:19:30-00:26:44

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT I: Scene iv – outer ramparts of Elsinore castle
HAMLET; HORATIO; MARCELLUS

 Time: 00:26:44-00:29:12

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT I: Scene v – outer ramparts of Elsinore castle, another part of the platform
HAMLET; GHOST; MARCELLUS; HORATIO

Time: 00:29:12-00:38:08

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT II: Scene i – Polonius’ room in the palace
POLONIUS; REYNALDO (servant to Polonius); OPHELIA;

Time: 00:38:08-43:14

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT II: Scene ii – Court of the castle

CLAUDIUS; GERTRUDE; ROSENCRANTZ; GUILDENSTERN; POLONIUS; VOLTIMAND (messenger);

CORNELIUS (messenger); HAMLET; The PLAYERS (group of traveling players)

Time: 00:43:14-01:10:49

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT III: Scene i – Church
CLAUDIUS; GERTRUDE; ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN; POLONIUS; OPHELIA; HAMLET

Time: 01:10:49-01:22:02

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT III: Scene ii – Performance hall in the castle – Performance of The Mousetrap
play
HAMLET; The PLAYERS (group of traveling players); HORATIO; CLAUDIUS; GERTRUDE; ROSENCRANTZ &
GUILDENSTERN; POLONIUS

Time: 01:22:02-01:36:10

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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ACT III: Scene iii – Church
CLAUDIUS; ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN; POLONIUS
Time: 01:36:10-01:41:21

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT III: Scene iv – Queen’s chamber
POLONIUS; GERTRUDE; HAMLET; King Hamlet’s GHOST
Time: 01:41:21-01:50:02

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT IV: Scene i – Queen’s bedchamber
GERTRUDE; CLAUDIUS; ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN
Time: 01:50:02-01:51:44

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT IV: Scene ii – Castle lobby
HAMLET; ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN; two guards
Time: 01:51:44-01:52:44

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT IV: Scene iii – In the castle
CLAUDIUS; ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN; HAMLET; Guard
Time: 01:52:44-01:54:35

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT IV: Scene iv – Outskirts of Denmark
FORTINBRAS; Captain of Fortinbras; HAMLET; ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN
Time: 01:54:35-01:58:17

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT IV: Scene v – Queen’s bedchamber – Ophelia’s insanity
GERTRUDE; Lady; HORATIO; OPHELIA; CLAUDIUS; Danish citizens; LAERTES
Time: 01:58:17-02:08:49

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT IV: Scene vi – Outside the castle
HORATIO; Sailors
Time: 02:08:49-02:09:54

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT IV: Scene vii – Room in the castle
CLAUDIUS; LAERTES; Messenger; GERTRUDE
Time: 02:09:54-02:14:09

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT V: Scene i – Christian graveyard – Ophelia’s grave being dug
Gravediggers; HAMLET; HORATIO; CLAUDIUS; GERTRUDE; LAERTES; Courtiers in mourning
Time: 02:14:09-02:26:58

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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 ACT V: Scene ii – Hall in the castle
HAMLET; HORATIO; OSRIC (Messenger); LAERTES; CLAUDIUS; GERTRUDE; Courtiers; FORTINBRAS; Ambassadors
to Fortinbras
Time: 02:26:58-02:42:35

Character Analysis Scene Notes: What kind of lighting, sound/music, costuming, movement, and
acting did you see? What are any of YOUR THOUGHTS about the scene?
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