Overview
Character Name
Ghost of Hamlet’s Father
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly
Role Size
Featured
Dramatic Function
Catalyst, Authority Figure, Mentor/Guide
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
The Danish court of Elsinore
Analysis
The Ghost of Hamlet Sr. appears on the battlements of Elsinore castle, first to the night-watchmen, Bernardo and Marcellus, then to Hamlet’s friend Horatio, and finally to Hamlet himself. He reveals to Hamlet that he was murdered by Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, and urges
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