Character in Hamlet

Ghost ♂ male

95Lines Spoken 1.5First Scene 3.4Last Scene 2.4%Of Play Dialogue

Ghost is a minor speaking role in Hamlet with 95 lines across 2 scenes between Acts 1 and 3.

“When I to sulphurous and tormenting flames” — Ghost, Act 1, Scene 5.

Every scene where Ghost speaks

Act / Scene	Lines spoken	Share of scene
Act 1, Scene 5	89	42.0%
Act 3, Scene 4	6	2.6%

Across 2 scenes, Ghost most frequently shares the stage with: Hamlet (2 shared scenes), Horatio (1 shared scene), Marcellus (1 shared scene), Lord Polonius (1 shared scene), Queen Gertrude (1 shared scene).