Barnardo
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Barnardo is a minor character in Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet," serving as a guard at Elsinore Castle who first encounters the ghost of the former king.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ guard ⓘ sentinel ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | Act I ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | stage play ⓘ |
| appearsInScene |
Act I, Scene 1
ⓘ
Act I, Scene 2 ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Francisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghost of King Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ Horatio NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcellus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearsInAct | Act I ⓘ |
| firstAppearsInScene | Scene 1 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant | Bernardo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
helps establish the play’s atmosphere of uncertainty and fear
ⓘ
introduces the ghost to the audience ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Danish ⓘ |
| occupation | guard at Elsinore Castle ⓘ |
| roleInWork | minor character ⓘ |
| servesAtLocation | Elsinore Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | battlements of Elsinore Castle ⓘ |
| witnesses | appearance of the ghost of the former King of Denmark ⓘ |
| workFirstPublicationApproximate | around 1603 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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