# Player King — Hamlet character guide

> Player King in Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Player, Anon

**First appearance:** 0012-act-iii-scene-ii

## Who they are

Actor in the play-within-a-play, performing The Murder of Gonzago.

## Relationships

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

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Hamlet hires the Player King and his troupe to perform a play that mirrors Claudius's murder, using them as tools for his revenge plot.

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

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Hamlet hires the Player King and his troupe to perform a play that mirrors Claudius's murder, using them as tools for his revenge plot.

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

_professional_

Hamlet hires the Player King and his troupe to perform a play that mirrors Claudius's murder, using them as tools for his revenge plot.

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