Dramatis Personae

• Claudius, king of Denmark
• Hamlet, son to the late, and nephew to the present king
• Polonius, lord chamberlain
• Horatio, friend to Hamlet
• Laertes, son to Polonius
• Voltimand, courtier
• Cornelius, courtier
• Rosencrantz, courtier
• Guildenstern, courtier
• Osric, courtier
• A gentleman, courtier
• A priest
• Marcellus, officer
• Bernardo, officer
• Francisco, a soldier
• Reynaldo, servant to Polonius
• Players
• Two clowns, grave-diggers
• Fortinbras, prince of Norway
• A Captain
• English Ambassadors
• Gertrude, queen of Denmark, and mother to Hamlet
• Ophelia, daughter to Polonius
• Lords, ladies, officers, soldiers, sailors, messengers, and other attendants
• Ghost of Hamlet’s father

Scene: Denmark.