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