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Eng 232 BYU Shakespeare
Shakespeare Final
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Undergraduate 2
12/09/2011

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Claudius
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King of Denmark...Killed Hamlet's father, married Hamlet's mother...He is Hamlet's uncle
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Gertrude
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Queen of Denmark. Mother of Hamlet. Wife of Claudius
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Polonius
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The father of Ophelia and Laertes. A lord in King Claudius' court.
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Horatio
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Friend of Hamlet who remains loyal.
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Ophelia
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Polonius' daughter and Laertes' sister. Had some type of relationship with Hamlet
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Fortinbras
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Prince of Norway. His father was killed by Hamlet's father. This prince attacks Denmark to avenge his father's death.
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Banquo
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The other lord who hears the prophesy with Macbeth. He doesn't try to kill for power, and when Macbeth has him killed, his ghost haunts Macbeth from that point on.
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King Duncan
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The Scottish King who is murdered by Macbeth.
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Macduff
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A Scottish lord who goes against Macbeth. Macbeth murders his wife and children.
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Malcolm
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The son of King Duncan who gains the throne at the end
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Beatrice
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Love interest of Benedick
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Benedick
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Love interest of Beatrice
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Claudio
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A young soldier who falls in love with Hero.
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Hero
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Love interest of Claudio and the daughter of Leonato.
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Don Pedro
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Played by Denzel Washington...He is a nobleman / commander who helps Beatrice and Benedick fall in love. He, like Claudio, is somewhat hasty in his judgement.
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Leonato
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The father of Hero. He's a elderly nobleman second in power to Don Pedro
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Don John
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The illegitimate brother of Don Pedro. He is upset about his brother's authority so he tries to ruin the lives of others.
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Margaret
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The gross handmaid of Hero who unknowingly helps Don John with his plot against Hero and Claudio.
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Dogberry
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The constable who discovers Don John's plot. He mixes up his words often
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King Ferdinand
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King and Scholar in Love's Labour's Lost
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Biron, Longaville, and Dumaine
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Lords with King Ferdinand
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Rosaline, Maria, Katherine
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Ladies who attend the princess of France
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Costard
Definition
The clown who switches up the letters between Biron and Don Armando
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