| Character | Speeches |
|---|---|
| Hamlet | 357 |
| Horatio | 109 |
| King | 102 |
| Polonius | 86 |
| Gertrude | 69 |
| Laertes | 62 |
| Ophelia | 58 |
| Rosencrantz | 45 |
| First Clown | 33 |
| Marcellus | 30 |
| Guildenstern | 29 |
| Osric | 25 |
| Bernardo | 19 |
| Ghost | 14 |
| Reynaldo | 13 |
| Second Clown | 12 |
| First Player | 8 |
| Francisco | 8 |
| Captain | 7 |
| Fortinbras | 6 |
| Player Queen | 5 |
| All | 4 |
| Marcellus and Bernardo | 4 |
| Player King | 4 |
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern | 4 |
| Danes | 3 |
| Gentleman | 3 |
| Lord | 3 |
| Marcellus and Horatio | 3 |
| Messenger | 2 |
| Priest | 2 |
| Sailor | 2 |
| Cornelius and Voltimand | 1 |
| First Ambassador | 1 |
| Lucianus | 1 |
| Prologue | 1 |
| Servant | 1 |
| Voltimand | 1 |