Main characters:
Court of Duke Frederick:
- Duke Frederick, Duke Senior's younger brother and his usurper, also Celia's father
- Rosalind, Duke Senior's daughter
- Celia, Duke Frederick's daughter and Rosalind's cousin
- Touchstone, a court fool or jester
- Le Beau, a courtier
- Charles, a wrestler
- Lords and ladies in Duke Frederick's court
Household of Old Sir Rowland de Boys ('of the woods'):
- Oliver de Boys, the eldest son and heir
- Jacques de Boys, the second son, announces Frederick's change of heart
- Orlando de Boys, the youngest son
- Adam, a faithful old servant who follows Orlando into exile
- Dennis, the servant who announces Charles's arrival in Oliver's orchard
Exiled court of Duke Senior in the Forest of Arden:
- Duke Senior, Duke Frederick's older brother and Rosalind's father
- Amiens, an attending lord and musician
- Jaques
- Lords in Duke Senior's forest court
Country folk in the Forest of Arden:
- Phebe, a proud shepherdess
- Silvius, a shepherd
- Audrey, a country girl
- Corin, an elderly shepherd
- William, a country man
- Sir Oliver Martext, a curate
Other characters:
- Hymen, officiates over the weddings in the end; god of marriage, as appearing in a masque
- Pages and musicians
