Overview
Character Name
Guildenstern
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dramatic Function
Antagonist, Comic Relief, Foil
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
The Danish court of Elsinore
Analysis
Guildenstern is a former classmate and friend of Hamlet’s from university at Wittenberg who, along with Rosencrantz, is brought to Denmark by Claudius as an informant to suss out information about Hamlet’s odd behavior. They are both very interested in earning the king’s
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