Marcellus
Ancient Roman commander
Marcellus is a masculine given name of Latin origin, a diminutive form related to Marcus.
It has been borne by several early Christian saints and popes.
The name appears in Shakespeare's *Hamlet* as a guard who witnesses the ghost.
In the United States, Marcellus is also known as a place name and as the Marcellus Shale, a major natural gas formation in the Appalachian Basin.
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
- HoratioClassical male name
- ghostApparition of the dead
- ElsinoreDanish royal fortress
- DenmarkScandinavian constitutional monarchy
watchman · battlements · apparition · sentinel · Francisco · Bernardo · midnight · guard
Hamlet
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
Denmark · watchman · battlements · apparition · sentinel · Francisco · Bernardo · midnight · guard · specter
consul
Diplomat in foreign city
republic · general · military · Claudius · triumph · campaign · nobility · ancestry · lineage · gens
strong
Having great physical power
heroic · stalwart · distinguished · commanding · virile · gallant · powerful · robust · dignified · honorable