Overview
Character Name
Gravedigger’s companion
Show
Gender
Male
Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly
Featured
Voice
Spoken
Vocal Range
Time & Place
The Danish court of Elsinore
Analysis
Prototypical Shakespearean clowns or fools, the gravedigger and his companion appear in the play’s penultimate scene, digging a grave for the recently deceased Ophelia. They discuss whether or not Ophelia should be allowed a Christian burial, given the fact that she
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