Cast and contents

THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK

Contents

ACT I

• Scene I. Elsinore. A platform before the Castle

• Scene II. Elsinore. A room of state in the Castle

• Scene III. A room in Polonius’s house

• Scene IV. The platform

• Scene V. A more remote part of the Castle

ACT II

• Scene I. A room in Polonius’s house

• Scene II. A room in the Castle

ACT III

• Scene I. A room in the Castle

• Scene II. A hall in the Castle

• Scene III. A room in the Castle

• Scene IV. Another room in the Castle

ACT IV

• Scene I. A room in the Castle

• Scene II. Another room in the Castle

• Scene III. Another room in the Castle

• Scene IV. A plain in Denmark

• Scene V. Elsinore. A room in the Castle

• Scene VI. Another room in the Castle

• Scene VII. Another room in the Castle

ACT V

• Scene I. A churchyard

• Scene II. A hall in the Castle

Dramatis Personæ

• HAMLET, Prince of Denmark
• CLAUDIUS, King of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle
• The GHOST of the late king, Hamlet’s father
• GERTRUDE, the Queen, Hamlet’s mother, now wife of Claudius
• POLONIUS, Lord Chamberlain
• LAERTES, Son to Polonius
• OPHELIA, Daughter to Polonius
• HORATIO, Friend to Hamlet
• FORTINBRAS, Prince of Norway
• 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