That is a kind of vague question, There are several characters that can be classified as his "rival" if you are asking who his foil is, then that character is Fortinbras, Prince of Norway. But one could argue that King Claudius, Polonius, Laertes, and even Rosencrantz and guildentern to a lesser extent are all rivals.
No hamlet is a play by William Shakespeare
King Hamlet isn't. King Hamlet was. In the play Hamlet, King Hamlet was the previous king of Denmark and father to Prince Hamlet after whom the play is named. At the time the play starts. King Hamlet is already dead. However, his ghost makes an appearance in Act 1 Scene 1 and in three scenes thereafter.
That would be Hamlet's "To be or not to be..." soliloquy, where Hamlet contemplates suicide.
to be or not to be
The genre of Hamlet is a revenge tragedy. In this play, the ghost of Hamlet's father returns to get vengeance.
Claudius is the antagonist, which is not the same thing as a rival. A rival is someone who wants the same thing as you want, when only one of you can have it. Hamlet does not want anything which only one person can have except perhaps the love of Ophelia, for which he has no competition.
Hamlet's father's rival was Hamlet's stepfasther, Gertrude's second husband, Claudius.
In Hamlet, Hamlet's step father and uncle Claudius could be considered his rival. This is because Hamlet seems to possess the Oedipus Complex. He competes with this new father for the possession of his mother.
the play is called Hamlet and was writing by William Shakespeare.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet
The longest play is Hamlet, which is the only Shakespeare play with more than thirty thousand words
The prince of Denmark character is from the play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare.
No hamlet is a play by William Shakespeare
Hamlet is a play. It is by William Shakespeare.
Hamlet
Hamlet is a play. It is by William Shakespeare.
King Hamlet isn't. King Hamlet was. In the play Hamlet, King Hamlet was the previous king of Denmark and father to Prince Hamlet after whom the play is named. At the time the play starts. King Hamlet is already dead. However, his ghost makes an appearance in Act 1 Scene 1 and in three scenes thereafter.
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