The Court of Duke Frederick:

• Duke Frederick, Duke Senior's younger brother and his usurper, Celia's father
• Rosalind, Duke Senior's daughter
• Celia, Duke Frederick's daughter and Rosalind's cousin
• Touchstone, a court fool
• Le Beau, a courtier
• Charles, a wrestler

The Exiled Court of Duke Senior in the Forest of Arden:

• Duke Senior, Duke Frederick's older brother and Rosalind's father
• Jaques, a discontented, melancholy lord
• Amiens, an attending lord and musician

The Household of the deceased Sir Roland de Boys:

• Oliver, the eldest son and heir
• Jacques, the second son briefly appearing at the end of the play
• Orlando, youngest son
• Adam, a faithful old servant who follows Orlando into exile
• Dennis, Oliver's servant

Country folk in the Forest of Arden:

• Phebe, a shepherdess
• Silvius, a shepherd
• Audrey, a country girl
• Corin, an elderly shepherd
• William, a country man
• Sir Oliver Martext, a curate

Other characters:

• Lords and ladies in Duke Frederick's court
• Lords in Duke Senior's forest court
• Pages and musicians
• Hymen, a character appearing in a play-within-the-play