Dramatis Personae
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
Courtiers
Voltimand
Cornelius
Rosencrantz
Guildenstern
Osric
A Gentleman
A Priest
Marcellus
Bernardo
Francisco
a soldier
Reynaldo
servant to Polonius
Players
First Player
Grave-diggers
First Clown
Second Clown
Fortinbras
prince of Norway
A Captain
English Ambassadors
First Ambassador
Gertrude
queen of Denmark and mother to Hamlet
Ophelia
daughter to Polonius
All
Danes
Prologue
Player King
Player Queen
Lucianus
Servant
Sailor
Mess
Lord
Lords, Ladies, Officers, Soldiers, Sailors, Messengers and other Attendants
Ghost of Hamlet's Father