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The Royal Entourage appears with Claudius and Gertrude whenever they enter officially as the King and Queen, doing the official business of the state.  The Entourage usually consists of the royal musicians (trumpeters and kettle drummers,) courtiers including the King's council, ladies in waiting, pages, guards, and anybody else who would normally be present as a part of ''putting on a show'' of a royal court.  For appearances other than in the Throne Room the Entourage should be modified according to the situation.

==Role==
Their role is to display to the audience that the setting is a royal court, or that the King and Queen are engaged in official or formal activities.

* <b>Costume</b> - They are costumed appropriately for the above.

==Name==
They are anonymous.

==Lines==
None.  They are silent extras.

==Themes and Motifs==
The Themes and Motifs most relevant to the Royal Entourage:

[[Duty]], [[Money]], [[Putting on a Show]]

They are doing their ''duty'' for the royalty, probably none of them is there as an act of charity, and in theater as in life they ''show'' that the royal court is in session, or that the King and Queen are engaged in official business.

==On Stage==
The Royal Entourage appears with King Claudius and Queen Gertrude in the Throne Room in [[Scene 2]], [[Scene 7]], and [[Scene 8]]; with them as part of the audience for the ''Gonzago'' / 'Mousetrap' play in [[Scene 9]]; with them at the graveyard in [[Scene 19]], and with them at the Fencing Match in [[Scene 20]].

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