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.