Hamlet's mother married his uncle. Distraught over this, and the fact his uncle killed his father, Hamlet began plotting to kill him.
Gertrude, Hamlet's mother, marries his uncle.
Claudius-who is Hamlets uncle, gets married to getrude and then becomes the new king
His father died because his uncle poisoned him and that his mother got married to his uncle so fast that she had no time to mourn the loss of her husband.
Hamlet's mother married his uncle (his father's brother) after his father's death.
Hamlet's uncle Claudius.
when hamlet saw his father's ghost, the ghost said that hamlet's uncle (which he was king during that time) put poison in hamlet's father's ear while he was sleeping so he could become king. so it was hamlet's uncle
Hamlet's mother is Gertrude. She is the queen of Denmark and is married to Claudius. She was originally married to Old Hamlet before he was murdered by Claudius. Gertrude is a weak woman that needs a man around her (ie. her quick marriage to Claudius). Gertrude loves Hamlet dearly, but also watches as Hamlet is sent away to his death.
King Claudius. He's now also his father, sort of. He's a villain.
Hamlet's father is murdered by Claudius (Hamlet's uncle).
Hamlet stabs him after Queen Gertrude dies from drinking the poision that was meant for Hamlet.
Uncle Claudius poured poison down his ear while he was sleeping in an orchard
Hamlet's goal is to avenge his father's murder, by proving his uncle, his new king, and step father as a killer.
The death of his father and the marriage of his mother Gertrude to his uncle Claudius.