# First Clown — Hamlet character guide

> First Clown in Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Clown, First Clown Faith, First Clown Ay, First Clown Sings, Clown Ay, Clown Sings

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

## Who they are

Gravedigger who provides comic relief and digs Ophelia's grave.

## Relationships

### [Hamlet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hamlet_se/characters/hamlet)

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The First Clown (gravedigger) engages in a darkly humorous philosophical exchange with Hamlet while digging Ophelia's grave.

### [Hamlet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hamlet_se/characters/hamlet)

_social_

The First Clown (gravedigger) engages in a darkly humorous philosophical exchange with Hamlet while digging Ophelia's grave.

### [Hamlet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hamlet_se/characters/hamlet)

_social_

The First Clown (gravedigger) engages in a darkly humorous philosophical exchange with Hamlet while digging Ophelia's grave.

## In the story

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hamlet_se/chapters/act-v-scene-i)

The gravedigger who unearths Yorick's skull and engages in witty banter with Hamlet.

## Links

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