Overview
Character Name
Marcellus
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dramatic Function
Narrator/Chorus
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
The Danish court of Elsinore
Analysis
Marcellus is one of the Danish officers on watch, along with Bernardo, when the Ghost of Hamlet Sr. is seen on the battlements of Elsinore castle. He calls for Horatio, Hamlet’s best friend and an educated man, to join them and confirm their suspicions are true.
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