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.