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.