Characters

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,            |
CORNELIUS,              |
ROSENCRANTZ,            }       courtiers
GUILDENSTERN,           }
ORSIC,                     |
TWO GENTLEMEN,      |
A PRIEST
MARCELLUS,            }      officers
BERNARDO,             }
FRANCISCO, a soldier
REYNALDO, servant to Polonius
PLAYERS
TWO CLOWNS, gravediggers
FORTINBRAS, prince of Norway
A CAPTAIN
ENGLISH AMBASSADORS
Gertrude, QUEEN of Denmark, and mother to Hamlet
OPHELIA, daughter to Polonius
GHOST of Hamlet's Father
Lords, Ladies, Guard, Soldiers, Danes, Sailors, Messenger, and other Attendants