Guildenstern
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Shakespearean character
character in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"
courtier
fictional character
Guildenstern is a minor courtier and former schoolmate of Prince Hamlet in Shakespeare’s tragedy, often portrayed alongside Rosencrantz as a somewhat foolish pawn of King Claudius.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
ⓘ
character in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" ⓘ courtier ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Tom Stoppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside | Rosencrantz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Claudius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType |
comic relief
ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | beheading in England (implied) ⓘ |
| fate | executed in England (offstage) ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | "Hamlet" (circa 1600–1601) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | tragedy (Hamlet) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Rosencrantz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
to highlight Hamlet’s isolation
ⓘ
to illustrate themes of loyalty and betrayal ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyalTo | King Claudius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Act II of Hamlet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act III of Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ Act IV of Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation | courtier at the Danish court ⓘ |
| oftenGroupedWith | Rosencrantz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
pawn of King Claudius
ⓘ
philosophically inclined in Stoppard’s play ⓘ somewhat foolish ⓘ |
| relationshipToHamlet | former schoolmate ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
minor character
ⓘ
spy on Hamlet ⓘ |
| sentBy |
King Claudius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Gertrude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
to discover the cause of Hamlet’s madness
ⓘ
to escort Hamlet to England ⓘ |
| workSetting | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Mousetrap (play-within-a-play)