DOCTOR TOMAS STOCKMANN, the spa’s medical officer3
MRS4 STOCKMANN, his wife
PETRA, their daughter, a teacher5
EILIF6 and MORTEN, their sons, aged thirteen and ten
PETER STOCKMANN, the doctor’s elder brother, mayor of the town and local police chief,7 chairman of the spa’s board, etc.
MORTEN KIIL, a master tanner, Mrs Stockmann’s guardian
HOVSTAD, editor of The People’s Messenger8
BILLING, assistant on The People’s Messenger
HORSTER, a ship’s captain
ASLAKSEN, a printer
PEOPLE AT A PUBLIC MEETING, MEN OF VARIOUS CLASSES AND OCCUPATIONS,9 A FEW WOMEN, AND A GROUP OF SCHOOLBOYS
The action takes place in a coastal town in southern Norway.