Wilhelm Tell

Friedrich Schiller

DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

   HERMANN GESSLER, Governor of Schwytz and Uri.
   WERNER, Baron of Attinghausen, free noble of Switzerland.
   ULRICH VON RUDENZ, his Nephew.

   WERNER STAUFFACHER, |
   CONRAD HUNN,        |
   HANS AUF DER MAUER, |
   JORG IM HOFE,       | People of Schwytz.
   ULRICH DER SCHMIDT, |
   JOST VON WEILER,    |
   ITEL REDING,        |

   WALTER FURST,           |
   WILHELM TELL,           |
   ROSSELMANN, the Priest, |
   PETERMANN, Sacristan,   | People of Uri.
   KUONI, Herdsman,        |
   WERNI, Huntsman,        |
   RUODI, Fisherman,       |

   ARNOLD OF MELCHTHAL,   |
   CONRAD BAUMGARTEN,     |
   MEYER VON SARNEN,      |
   STRUTH VON WINKELRIED, | People of Unterwald.
   KLAUS VON DER FLUE,    |
   BURKHART AM BUHEL,     |
   ARNOLD VON SEWA,       |

   PFEIFFER OF LUCERNE.
   KUNZ OF GERSAU.
   JENNI, Fisherman's Son.
   SEPPI, Herdsman's Son.
   GERTRUDE, Stauffacher's Wife.
   HEDWIG, Wife of Tell, daughter of Furst.
   BERTHA OF BRUNECK, a rich heiress.

   ARMGART,   |
   MECHTHILD, | Peasant women.
   ELSBETH,   |
   HILDEGARD, |

   WALTER,  | Tell's sons.
   WILHELM, |

   FRIESSHARDT, | Soldiers.
   LEUTHOLD,    |

   RUDOLPH DER HARRAS, Gessler's master of the horse.
   JOHANNES PARRICIDA, Duke of Suabia.
   STUSSI, Overseer.
   THE MAYOR OF URI.
   A COURIER.
   MASTER STONEMASON, COMPANIONS, AND WORKMEN.
   TASKMASTER.
   A CRIER.
   MONKS OF THE ORDER OF CHARITY.
   HORSEMEN OF GESSLER AND LANDENBERG.
   MANY PEASANTS; MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE WALDSTETTEN.










ACT I.