# Hamlet Hopgood — The Sword of Damocles character guide

> Hamlet Hopgood in The Sword of Damocles by Anna Katharine Green.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hamlet, Hopgood

**First appearance:** 0026-xxii-hopgood

## Who they are

A character with a literary name, possibly a servant or minor figure.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Sylvester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sword_of_damocles_se/characters/mr_sylvester)

_professional_

Hamlet Hopgood is Mr. Sylvester's loyal assistant or agent, carrying out his orders without question.

### [Mr. Sylvester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sword_of_damocles_se/characters/mr_sylvester)

_professional_

Hamlet Hopgood is Mr. Sylvester's loyal assistant or agent, carrying out his orders without question.

### [Mr. Sylvester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sword_of_damocles_se/characters/mr_sylvester)

_professional_

Hamlet Hopgood is Mr. Sylvester's loyal assistant or agent, carrying out his orders without question.

## In the story

### [XV: An Adventure—Or Something More](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sword_of_damocles_se/chapters/xv-an-adventure-or-something-more)

The father of the injured child, found in the tunnel, and revealed to be a dangerous man plotting against a rich man.

### [A Day at the Bank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sword_of_damocles_se/chapters/xiv-a-day-at-the-bank)

The bank's janitor, whose anxious and peculiar behavior throughout the day foreshadows a major crisis.

### [XXII: Hopgood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sword_of_damocles_se/chapters/xxii-hopgood)

Janitor at the bank, secretive about his discovery, anxious about his position, reveals the unlocked box to Mr. Sylvester.

### [Miss Belinda Makes Conditions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sword_of_damocles_se/chapters/xxxv-miss-belinda-makes-conditions)

Mentioned as one of the few with access to the vaults. Both Bertram and Mr. Sylvester agree that he is absolutely to be relied upon and is honesty itself.

### [XXXVII: The Opinion of a Certain Noted Detective](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sword_of_damocles_se/chapters/xxxvii-the-opinion-of-a-certain-noted-detective)

The janitor, questioned about the vaults; he reveals that Mr. Sylvester once opened a box by mistake, using a toothpick.

### [The Man Cummins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sword_of_damocles_se/chapters/xlvi-the-man-cummins)

Reveals himself as the detective Cummins, having orchestrated the confession from Fanning to clear his own name. He explains his limited talent for disguise.

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