# First Priest — Hamlet character guide

> First Priest in Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** First Priest

**First appearance:** 0024-act-v-scene-i

## Who they are

Priest officiating Ophelia's burial, questioning its rites.

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