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GHOST
704386
GHOST of Hamlet, lately King of Denmark
KING
704392
Claudius, his brother, now KING of Denmark
QUEEN
704402
Gertrude, QUEEN of Denmark, widow of the late King and now wife of his brother Claudius
HAMLET
704388
HAMLET, son of the late King Hamlet and of Gertrude [Prince of Denmark]
POLONIUS
704400
POLONIUS, counsellor to the King
LAERTES
704393
LAERTES, son of Polonius
OPHELIA
704398
OPHELIA, daughter of Polonius
REYNALDO
704403
REYNALDO, servant of Polonius
HORATIO
704390
HORATIO, friend of Prince Hamlet
HORATIO <i>and</i> MARCELLUS
704391
HORATIO, friend of Prince Hamlet
VOLTEMAND
704411
VOLTEMAND [Valtemand]
VOLTEMAND <i>and</i> CORNELIUS
704412
VOLTEMAND [Valtemand]
VOLTEMAND <i>and</i> CORNELIUS
704412
CORNELIUS
ROSENCRANTZ
704404
ROSENCRANTZ
ROSENCRANTZ <i>and</i> GUILDENSTERN
704405
ROSENCRANTZ
GUILDENSTERN
704387
GUILDENSTERN
ROSENCRANTZ <i>and</i> GUILDENSTERN
704405
GUILDENSTERN
OSRICK
704399
OSRICK [Osric]
LORD
704394
A LORD
GENTLEMEN
704385
GENTLEMEN
FRANCISCO
704383
FRANCISCO
BARNARDO
704377
BARNARDO
MARCELLUS
704395
MARCELLUS
HORATIO <i>and</i> MARCELLUS
704391
MARCELLUS
MARCELLUS <i>and</i> BARNARDO
704396
MARCELLUS
SAILOR
704406
A SAILOR
FIRST CLOWN
704379
FIRST CLOWN, a gravedigger
SECOND CLOWN
704407
SECOND CLOWN, a gravedigger, his companion
PRIEST
704401
A PRIEST
FORTINBRAS
704381
FORTINBRAS, Prince of Norway [Young Fortinbras]
CAPTAIN
704378
A CAPTAIN, A Norwegian
FIRST PLAYER
704380
FIRST PLAYER, who leads the troupe and takes the part of a king [Player King]
SECOND PLAYER
704408
SECOND PLAYER, who takes the part of a queen [Player Queen]
THIRD PLAYER
704409
THIRD PLAYER, who takes the part of Lucianus, nephew of the king
FOURTH PLAYER
704382
FOURTH PLAYER, who speaks a Prologue
ALL
704375
HORATIO, friend of Prince Hamlet
ALL
704375
BARNARDO
ALL
704375
MARCELLUS
GENTLEMAN
704384
GENTLEMAN
MESSENGER
704397
A Messenger
HIS FOLLOWERS
704389
Followers of Laertes
VOICES
704410
UNISON members of the court
ALL LORDS
705932
UNISON members of the court
AMBASSADOR
704376
English AMBASSADORS