# Queen Gertrude — Hamlet character guide

> Queen Gertrude in Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Queen, Queen Hamlet, Queen O, Queen O Hamlet, Queen Good Hamlet, Queen Alack, Queen Drown'd, sweet Hamlet

**First appearance:** 0001-act-i

## Who they are

Hamlet's mother, married to Claudius after her husband's death.

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