The document provides a list of the main characters in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. It includes King Claudius, Prince Hamlet, Queen Gertrude, Polonius and his children Ophelia and Laertes, Hamlet's friend Horatio, and courtiers Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. It also lists the Ghost of Hamlet's father, Prince Fortinbras of Norway, and minor characters including gravediggers and a courtier named Osric. The document references Hamlet's famous "To be, or not to be" soliloquy and indicates the play will have a philosophical interpretation.

3. Main CharactersClaudius: King of DenmarkHamlet: Son of the former king, and nephew of the present KingGertrude: Queen of Denmark, and mother to HamletPolonius: Claudius's trusted chief counselorOphelia: Daughter to PoloniusLaertes: Son to PoloniusHoratio: Friend to HamletRosencrantz, Guildenstern: Courtiers, friends to HamletVoltimand, Cornelius: CourtiersGhost of Hamlet’s FatherFortinbras: Prince of NorwayGravediggers: A sexton and a clownOsric: A courtier

4. The play summary

5. Philosophical Interpretation

6. “To be, or not to be, that is the question”.Hamlet by William Shakespeare