JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN, formerly president of a bank
GUNHILD BORKMAN, his wife
ERHART BORKMAN, their son, a student
MISS ELLA RENTHEIM, Mrs. Borkman’s twin sister
MRS. FANNY WILTON
VILHELM FOLDAL, part-time clerk in a government office
FRIDA FOLDAL, his daughter
MRS. BORKMAN’S MAID
The action takes place during a winter evening on the Rentheim family estate near the capital city.