Fortinbras, also called Young Fortinbras to distinguish him from his father, is a minor fictional character from William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. A Norwegian crown prince with a few brief scenes
1828 illustration of Fortinbras (at far right) giving instructions for the funeral of Hamlet
Depiction of King Hamlet defeating Fortinbras' father, when he "smote the sledded Polacks (or pole-axe?) on the ice." (1890 engraving)
King Claudius is a fictional character and the main antagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. He is the brother to King Hamlet, second husband to Gertrude and uncle and later stepfather to P
Russian actor Nikolai Massalitinov as Claudius with Olga Knipper as Gertrude in the Moscow Art Theatre production of Hamlet (1911–1912).
Der Kronenräuber ("The Crown Thief": Claudio [sic] Murders His Brother, King Hamlet, By Pouring Poison into His Ear as He Lies Sleeping in the Garden) (Johann Heinrich Lips and Henry Fuseli, 1806)