# Guildenstern — Hamlet character guide

> Guildenstern in Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** gentle Guildenstern, Rosencrantz Guildenstern

**First appearance:** 0002-act-i-scene-i

## Who they are

Childhood friend of Hamlet, summoned with Rosencrantz to spy.

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