Prince Hamlet

Prince Hamlet is the main protagonist of the Shakespearen play of the same name. He is the Prince of Denmark, nephew to the usurping Claudius and son of the previous King of Denmark, Old Hamlet. 
Throughout the play he struggles with whether, and how, to avenge the murder of his father, and struggles with his own sanity along the way. By the end of the tragedy, Hamlet has caused the deaths of Polonius, Laertes, Claudius and his two childhood friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. He is also indirectly involved in the deaths of his love Ophelia (drowning), and of his mother Gertrude (poisoned by mistake). Hamlet himself is the final character to die in the play, giving the throne to Prince Fortinbras. The Prince of Norway orders him to be buried honorably, as Horatio is left to tell the story.
Category:Monarchs
Category:Vengeful
Category:Mentally Ill
Category:Male Heroes
Category:In Love
Category:Tragic
Category:Shakespeare Heroes
Category:Aristocrats
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Category:Heroic Jerks
Category:Lethal
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Category:Anti-Hero
Category:Honorable