DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Dramatis Personæ for Hamlet   Dramatis Personæ for Orestia  

HAMLET, Prince of Denmark—ELECTRA, Princess of Mycenae
CLAUDIUS, King of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle—CLYTEMNESTRA, Queen of Mycenae
The GHOST of the late king, Hamlet’s father—AGAMEMNON, King of Mycenae, murdered by Clytemnestra
GERTRUDE, the Queen, Hamlet’s mother, now wife of Claudius—AEGISTHUS, Adopted brother of Agamemnon and second husband of Clytemnestra
POLONIUS, Lord Chamberlain—THE CHORUS
LAERTES, Son to Polonius—ORESTES, Son of Agamemnon
OPHELIA, Daughter to Polonius—CASSANDRA, Princess of Troy, slave and concubine of Agamemnon
HORATIO, Friend to Hamlet—PYLADES, Friend to Orestes
FORTINBRAS, Prince of Norway—APOLLO, God and paragon of male virtue
VOLTEMAND, Courtier
CORNELIUS, Courtier
ROSENCRANTZ, Courtier
GUILDENSTERN, Courtier
MARCELLUS, Officer
BARNARDO, Officer
FRANCISCO, a Soldier
OSRIC, Courtier
REYNALDO, Servant to Polonius
Players
A Gentleman, Courtier
A Priest
Two Clowns, Grave-diggers
A Captain
English Ambassadors.
Lords, Ladies, Officers, Soldiers, Sailors, Messengers, and Attendants