HAMLET

THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY

ghost of Hamlet, the late King of Denmark
king claudius, his brother
queen gertrude of Denmark, widow of King Hamlet, now wife of Claudius
Prince hamlet, son of King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude

polonius, a lord
laertes, son of Polonius
ophelia, daughter of Polonius
reynaldo, servant of Polonius

horatio		}
rosencrantz	} friends of Prince Hamlet
guildenstern	}

francisco	}
barnardo	} soldiers
marcellus	}

valtemand		}
cornelius		}
osric			} courtiers
gentlemen		}

A sailor
Two clowns, a gravedigger and his companion
A priest

fortinbras, Prince of Norway
A captain in his army
ambassadors from England
players, who play the parts of the Prologue, Player King, Player Queen,
	and Lucianus, in ‘The Mousetrap’

Lords, messengers, attendants, guards, soldiers, followers of Laertes, sailors