Characters
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: a pair of schoolmates and childhood friends of Hamlet
- The Player: a traveling actor
- Hamlet: the Prince of Denmark
- Tragedians: traveling with the Player, including Alfred
- King Claudius: the King of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle and stepfather
- Gertrude: the Queen of Denmark, and Hamlet's mother
- Polonius: Claudius' chief adviser
- Ophelia: Polonius' daughter
- Horatio: a friend and schoolmate of Hamlet
- Fortinbras: the nephew of the King of Norway
- Soldiers, courtiers, and musicians
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