- THE GHOST
- HAMLET, Prince of Denmark, son of the late King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude
- QUEEN GERTRUDE, widow of King Hamlet, now married to Claudius
- KING CLAUDIUS, brother to the late King Hamlet
- OPHELIA
- LAERTES, her brother
- POLONIUS, father of Ophelia and Laertes, councillor to King Claudius
- REYNALDO, servant to Polonius
- HORATIO, Hamlet's friend and confidant
- Courtiers at the Danish court:
- VOLTEMAND
- CORNELIUS
- ROSENCRANTZ
- GUILDENSTERN
- OSRIC
- Gentlemen
- A Lord
- Danish soldiers:
- FRANCISCO
- BARNARDO
- MARCELLUS
- FORTINBRAS, Prince of Norway
- A Captain in Fortinbras's army
- Ambassadors to Denmark from England
- Players who take the roles of Prologue, Player King, Player Queen, and Lucianus in The Murder of Gonzago
- Two Messengers
- Sailors
- Gravedigger
- Gravedigger's companion
- Doctor of Divinity
- Attendants, Lords, Guards, Musicians, Laertes's Followers, Soldiers, Officers
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