D r a m a t i s 
P e r s o n a e .

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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
GUILDENSTERN
OSRIC
     courtiers.

A GENTLEMAN

A PRIEST

MARCELLUS
BERNARDO
     officers.

FRANCISCO
     a soldier.

REYNALDO
     servant to Polonius.

PLAYERS

TWO CLOWNS
     grave-diggers.

FORTINBRAS
     prince of Norway.

A CAPTAIN

AN ENGLISH AMBASSADOR

GERTRUDE
     queen of Denmark,
     and mother to Hamlet.

OPHELIA
     daughter to Polonius.

GHOST
     of Hamlet's Father.

LORDS, LADIES, OFFICERS, SOLDIERS,
SAILORS, MESSENGERS
     and other Attendants.

SCENE
     Denmark.