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Ghost (Hamlet)

The ghost of Hamlet's father is a character from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. In the stage directions, he is referred to as "Ghost". His name is also Hamlet, and he is referred to as King Hamlet to distinguish him from the Prince, his son and the protagonist of the story.

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Performances, Interpretations & In Hamlet

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Alias
King Hamlet
Based on
Horwendill (Chronicon Lethrense and Gesta Danorum)
Children
Prince Hamlet (son)
Created by
William Shakespeare
Family
King Claudius (brother)
Nationality
Danish

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In Hamlet

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Ghost (Hamlet)

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples9
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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Ghost (Hamlet)

Top relations

Alias · 1
Ghost (Hamlet) → King Hamlet
Based on · 1
Ghost (Hamlet) → Horwendill (Chronicon Lethrense and Gesta Danorum)
Children · 1
Ghost (Hamlet) → Prince Hamlet (son)
Created by · 1
Ghost (Hamlet) → William Shakespeare
Family · 1
Ghost (Hamlet) → King Claudius (brother)
Nationality · 1
Ghost (Hamlet) → Danish
Portrayed by · 1
Ghost (Hamlet) → William Shakespeare (possibly) Laurence Olivier Paul Scofield Patrick Stewart Brian Blessed Irrfan Khan
Spouse · 1
Ghost (Hamlet) → Gertrude (wife)
Title · 1
Ghost (Hamlet) → King of Denmark

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ghost hamlet prince shakespeare horatio king gertrude hamlet's also claudius william appears father play stage story referred see character son

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ghost (Hamlet)AliasKing Hamlet1.00infobox
Ghost (Hamlet)Based onHorwendill (Chronicon Lethrense and Gesta Danorum)1.00infobox
Ghost (Hamlet)ChildrenPrince Hamlet (son)1.00infobox
Ghost (Hamlet)Created byWilliam Shakespeare1.00infobox
Ghost (Hamlet)FamilyKing Claudius (brother)1.00infobox
Ghost (Hamlet)NationalityDanish1.00infobox
Ghost (Hamlet)Portrayed byWilliam Shakespeare (possibly) Laurence Olivier Paul Scofield Patrick Stewart Brian Blessed Irrfan Khan1.00infobox
Ghost (Hamlet)SpouseGertrude (wife)1.00infobox
Ghost (Hamlet)TitleKing of Denmark1.00infobox

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