Hamlet

Dramatis Personae & Circles

Act I

Act II

Act III

Act IV

Act V

Character	Speaker	Character Sex
GHOST of Hamlet, lately King of Denmark	GHOST	Male
Claudius, his brother, now KING of Denmark	KING	Male
Gertrude, QUEEN of Denmark, widow of the late King and now wife of his brother Claudius	QUEEN	Female
HAMLET, son of the late King Hamlet and of Gertrude [Prince of Denmark]	HAMLET	Male
POLONIUS, counsellor to the King	POLONIUS	Male
LAERTES, son of Polonius	LAERTES	Male
OPHELIA, daughter of Polonius	OPHELIA	Female
REYNALDO, servant of Polonius	REYNALDO	Male
HORATIO, friend of Prince Hamlet	HORATIO	Male
HORATIO, friend of Prince Hamlet	HORATIO and MARCELLUS	Male
VOLTEMAND [Valtemand]	VOLTEMAND	Male
VOLTEMAND [Valtemand]	VOLTEMAND and CORNELIUS	Male
CORNELIUS	VOLTEMAND and CORNELIUS	Male
ROSENCRANTZ	ROSENCRANTZ	Male
ROSENCRANTZ	ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN	Male
GUILDENSTERN	GUILDENSTERN	Male
GUILDENSTERN	ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN	Male
OSRICK [Osric]	OSRICK	Male
A LORD	LORD	Male
GENTLEMEN	GENTLEMEN	Male
FRANCISCO	FRANCISCO	Male
BARNARDO	BARNARDO	Male
MARCELLUS	MARCELLUS	Male
MARCELLUS	HORATIO and MARCELLUS	Male
MARCELLUS	MARCELLUS and BARNARDO	Male
A SAILOR	SAILOR	Male
FIRST CLOWN, a gravedigger	FIRST CLOWN	Male
SECOND CLOWN, a gravedigger, his companion	SECOND CLOWN	Male
A PRIEST	PRIEST	Male
FORTINBRAS, Prince of Norway [Young Fortinbras]	FORTINBRAS	Male
A CAPTAIN, A Norwegian	CAPTAIN	Male
FIRST PLAYER, who leads the troupe and takes the part of a king [Player King]	FIRST PLAYER	Male
SECOND PLAYER, who takes the part of a queen [Player Queen]	SECOND PLAYER	Male
THIRD PLAYER, who takes the part of Lucianus, nephew of the king	THIRD PLAYER	Male
FOURTH PLAYER, who speaks a Prologue	FOURTH PLAYER	Male
HORATIO, friend of Prince Hamlet	ALL	Male
BARNARDO	ALL	Male
MARCELLUS	ALL	Male
GENTLEMAN	GENTLEMAN	Male
A Messenger	MESSENGER	Male
Followers of Laertes	HIS FOLLOWERS	Male
UNISON members of the court	VOICES	Male
UNISON members of the court	ALL LORDS
English AMBASSADORS	AMBASSADOR	Male

		Character Circles