Dramatis Personae

• King Claudius, Brother to the late King Hamlet
• Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Son of the late King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude
• Polonius, father of Ophelia and Laertes, councillor to King Claudius
• Horatio, friend to Hamlet
• Laertes, son to Polonius
• Courtiers
  • Voltimand
  • Cornelius
  • Rosencrantz
  • Guildenstern
  • Osric
• A Gentleman
• A Priest
• Officers
  • Marcellus, a soldier
  • Bernardo, a soldier
• Francisco, a soldier
• Reynaldo, servant to Polonius
• Players
• Two Clowns, grave-diggers
• Fortinbras, prince of Norway
• A Captain in Fortinbras's army
• English Ambassadors to Denmark
• Queen Gertrude, widow of King Hamlet, now married to Claudius
• Ophelia, daughter to Polonius
• Lords, Ladies, Officers, Soldiers, Sailors, Messengers, and other Attendants
• Ghost of Hamlet's Father