Dr. Henry Faust, a scholar.

Wagner, Faust’s servant.

Mephistopheles, a Devil.

Margaret, Faust’s love. Also called Gretchen.

Martha, Margaret’s neighbour.

Eliza, an acquaintance of Margaret’s.

Valentin, Margaret’s brother.

Altmayer, Brander, Frosch, Siebel, patrons of Auerbach’s Wine Cellar.

Students, Spirits, Women, Angels, Servants, Beggars, Soldiers, Peasants, Cat-Apes, Witches, Director of the Theatre, Leader of the Orchestra, Idealist, Realist, Sceptic, etc.