Dramatis Personae

• CLAUDIUS, King of Denmark
• GERTRUDE, Queen of Denmark, mother of Hamlet
• Ghost of Hamlet's Father
• HAMLET, son to the late King, and nephew to [Claudius] the present King.
• OPHELIA, daughter of Polonius
• HORATIO, friend of Hamlet
• POLONIUS, Lord Chamberlain, advisor to Claudius
• LAERTES, son of Polonius
• VOLTIMAND, courtier
• CORNELIUS, courtier
• ROSENCRANTZ, courtier
• GUILDENSTERN, courtier
• OSRIC, courtier
• A Gentleman, courtier
• A Priest
• MARCELLUS, an officer
• BERNARDO, an officer
• FRANCISCO, a soldier
• REYNALDO, servant to Polonius
• FORTINBRAS, Prince of Norway
• Players
• Two Clowns, gravediggers
• A Norwegian Captain.
• English Ambassadors
• Lords, Ladies, Officers, Soldiers, Sailors, Messengers, Attendants