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o Ale"ander #den%/&: .%++/ J(3. C($# %4 H#46 VI1 P(& @7

Alice*%3&: 5%8#/ F#43 p%43#// K(&(%4# (4 E45+%/ +#//o4 %4 H#46 V7

ForAlienasee Celia fromAs You Like It, who calls herself Aliena while in her

self-imposed exile in the Forest of Arden.

Alon$o%/ K%45 o* N(p+#/1 (4 #4#,6 &o Po/p#o1 %4T# T#,p#/&7 H# ,o)4/

*o %/ /o41 F#$%4(4$1 2o #


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/he "host ofan0uo/ /#8(4& %4Ro,#o (4$ J)+%#&7

o -althasar%/ ( /%45#1 (&$%45 o4 Do4 P#$o %4 M)3 A$o A


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o The -astard of /rleans%/&: %/ o4# o* F#43 +#($#/ %4 H#46 VI1

P(& 7

0ohn -ates*%3&: %/ ( /o+$%# %4 H#46 V>/ (,67

-eadle

o A -eadle(#/&/ Do++ T#(/##& %4 H#46 IV1 P(& @7

o A -eadle2%p/ S%,p3o; %4 H#46 VI1 P(& @7 For-eaufortsee ishop of 4inchester7

-eatrice%/ ( 3#4&(+ 3((3 %4 M)3 A$o A


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o -olingbroke1 +( 2ing 3enry #4%/&: +#($/ ( #8o+& (5(%4/& K%45

R%3($ %4 R%3($ II7H# %/ &%&+# 3((3 o*H#46 IV1 P(& (4$

H#46 IV1 P(& @2%3 3(& #/ #($7T%&(4%( *(++/ %4 +o8# 2%& %,7 H# p+(6/ P6(,)/ %41#ramus and /his%e7

The Duke of -ourbon%/&: *%5&/ o4 F#43 /%$# %4 H#46 V7

Cardinal -ourchier%/&: $#+%8#/ +%&&+# D).# o* o. *o, /(43&)(61 (4$

%4&o (4$/ o* R%3($ (4$ B)3.%45(,1 %4 R%3($ III7

-oy

o -oy%/&: %4 R%3($ III%/ 6o)45 /o4 o* ,)$##$ C+(#43#

$#/3%/

L(/ Lo/&7

-rabantio%/ *( o* D#/$#,o4(1 2o o


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o /ld Capulet%/ ( ,%4o 3((3 - ( .%4/,(4 o* C(p)+#& - %4 p(&6

/3#4# o* Ro,#o (4$ J)+%#&7

o S## (+/o&uliet(4$ /#%alt7

Captain

o A Captaino* W#+/ (,6


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Chorus

o The Chorus/p#(./ op#4%45 /o44#& %4 Ro,#o (4$ J)+%#&1 (4$ ( *)

/o44#& (&


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o 'ee also /ouchstone, who is simpl# called :Clown: until he reaches the

Forest of Arden.

o 6umerous characters are clowns, or are comic characters originall#

pla#ed %# the clowns in 'hakespeare3s compan#.

o 'ee also Fool7

Cobweb%/ ( *(%6 %4 A M%$/),,# N%5&>/ D#(,7 Sir 0ohn Cole1ille%/ ( #/ $o51 %4 T# T2o G#4&+#,#4 o* V#o4(7

Cressida%/ o4# o* &%&)+( 3((3/ %4 To%+)/ (4$ C#//%$(7 T# To(4 p%43#

To%+)/ *(++/ %4 +o8# 2%& &%/ 6o)45 $()5 o* ( To(4 $#*#3&o7

Curan%/ ,%4o 3((3 ( *o++o2# o* E(+ o* G+o)3#/ %4 K%45 L#(7

Curtis%/ ( /#8(4& o* P#&)3%o %4 T# T(,%45 o* S#27

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o The Dauphin1 +( 2ing Charles 4## of 7rance%/&: +#($/ F#43

*o3#/1 2%& Jo(41 %4 H#46 VI1 P(& 7

Da1y*%3&: %/ )/&%3# S(++o2>/ /#8(4& %4 H#46 IV1 P(& @7

De-oys

o 0a.ues De-oys%/ ( / T(+#7 Doctor&%&+#:

o A Doctor%4 Co$#+%(>/ &(%4 $/ ,($ K%45 L#(7

o Doctor Caius%/&-%/: %/ ( F#43 $o3&o %4T# M#6 W%8#/ o*

W%4$/o7 H# 3(++#45#/ P(/o4 H)5 &o ( $)#+7

o A4 &nglish Doctor%/ ( ,%4o 3((3 %4 M(3


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o 'ee also 1inch in /he Comed# of Errors,who is sometimes referred to as

:5octor 1inch:.

Dogberry1 (33o,p(4%#$


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o ForDuke of -edfordsee 1rince &ohn of Lancaster.

o The Duke of -erry%/&: %/ ( F#43 +#($# %4 H#46 V7

o The Duke of -ourbon%/&: *%5&/ o4 F#43 /%$# %4 H#46 V7

o The Duke of -ritain%/&: %/ ( F#43 +#($# %4 H#46 V7

o Duke of -uckingham

The Duke of -uckingham )*+%/&: %/ ( L(43(/&%(4 %4 H#46 VI1P(& @7 H%/ $#(& %/ #po$ %4 H#46 VI1 P(& 7

The Duke of -uckingham ),+%/&: %/ ( o.%/& %4 H#46 VI1 P(&

1 (4$ %/ ( 3o-3o4/p%(&o 2%& R%3($ - (+&o)5 # %/ #8#4&)(++6

##3$1 ,)$##$ o4 R%3($>/ o$#/ - %4 R%3($ III7o Duke of -urgundy

The Duke of -urgundy )*+%/&:


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o Duke of Lancaster

0ohn of 9aunt Duke of Lancaster%/&:1 )43+# &o K%45 R%3($

(4$ *( &o Bo+%45


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o The &arl of 2ent%/ ( *o++o2# o* K%45 L#(2o #8($#/


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o &dmund Mortimer )*+%/&: %/ ( 3+(%,(4& &o E45+%/ &o4#1 (4$ (

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o 'ee also Aemilia.

A4 &nglish Doctor%/ ( ,%4o 3((3 %4 M(3/ (,67

&scalus

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7este%/ 3+o24 (4$ ,)/%3%(4 %4T2#+*& N%5& ( *o%+ *o M(+8o+%o7

For :First...:, see entries under the rest of the character3s designation )e.g.

urderer for First urderer, 1la#er for First 1la#er, etc..

Lord 7it$walter%/&: %/ (,o45 &o/# 2o 3(++#45#/ A),#+# %4 R%3($ II7

7leance%/ /o4 o* B(4=)o %4 M(3/

T(+#7 H# #+op#/ 2%& P#$%&( 2#4 %/ *( p#8#4&/ % ,(%(5#7

The 7ool%/ ( #3)%45 &o)5 4o& 3o4&%4)o)/: 3((3 &o)5o)& 3(4o4

o The 7ool/#8#/ (/ ( *o%+ *o K%45 %4K%45 L#(7

o 'ee also Feste, /ouchstone.

7luellen*%3&: %/ ( W#+/ 3(p&(%4 %4 H#46 V7

7rancis 7lute%/ ( / D#(,7 H# p+(6/

T%// o8#&)#/ o* +o8# &o#7

A 7orester1 ( ,%4o 3((3 (33o,p(4%#/ P%43#// (4$ # +($%#/ %4 2(%&%45

o4 ( /oo&%45 #;p#$%&%o4 %4 Lo8#>/ L(/ Lo/&7

7ortinbras%/ ( p%43# o* No2(6 %4 H(,+#&7 H# %/ ( p#%p#(+ *%5)# &o)5o)&

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Duke 7rederick%/ 8%++(%4 )/)p# o* D).# S#4%o: %4 A/ o) L%.# I&7

7riar&%&+#:

o 7riar 7rancisp#/%$#/ (& (


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o 9eorge Duke of Clarence%/&: %/ 6o)45#


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3ugh

o 3ugh ;ebeck1 S%,o4 C(&+%45 (4$ J(,#/ So)4$po/& (# ,%4o 3((3/1

,)/%3%(4/1 %4 Ro,#o (4$ J)+%#&7

o %arson 3ugh%/ ( W#+/ p%#/& %4T# M#6 W%8#/ o* W%4$/o7 H# %/

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o 0a.ues De-oys%/ (


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o Sir 0ohn Talbot%/&: %/ +#($# o* E45+%/ *o3#/ %4 F(43#1 (4$

#*o# 3%#* #4#,6 o* Jo(41 %4 H#46 VI1 P(& 7

0oseph%/ ( /#8(4& o* P#&)3%o %4 T# T(,%45 o* S#27

0ourdain1 2%& So)&2#++1 H),# (4$ Bo+%45/ #4#,6 Mo4&(5)#12%& &(5%3 #/)+&/7

o 0uliet1 +o8# o* C+()$%o1


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o 2atherine/o,#&%,#/ ?K(? o ?K(%4( M%4o+(?: %/ ?/#2? *o,

&%&+# o* T# T(,%45 o* S#21 2o %/ ?&(,#$?


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o Lady Anne%/&: %/ 2%$o2 o* P%43# E$2($1 2oo#$ / /%/-%4-+(21 2o/# op#/ &o ,(6 E$2($

(# &2($1 %4 H#46 VI1 P(& 7

o Lady Capulet%/ J)+%#&>/ ,o %4Ro,#o (4$ J)+%#&7

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Monsieur Le-eau%/ ( 3o)&%# %4A/ o) L%.# I&7

Monsieur Le7er%/ ( F#43 /o+$%#7 P%/&o+ op#/ &o (4/o, %, %4 H#46 V7

Lenno"%/ ( &(4# %4 M(3/ $#(&1 %4J)+%)/ C(#/((4$A4&o46 (4$ C+#op(&(7

2ing Lewis =# of 7rance%/&:1 %4/)+$ / ,(%(5# &o L($6 G#61

(++%#/ %,/#+* 2%& W(2%3. (4$ M(5(#& %4 H#46 VI1 P(& 7

Lieutenant

o A Lieutenant*%3&: (4$/ o8# D).# o* S)**o+. &o W(+ W%&,o#1

(4$ #*o# &o %/ $#(&1 %4 H#46 VI1 P(& @7

o A Lieutenanto* To2# o* Lo4$o4 (pp#(/1 (/ H#46>/ (%+# %4 H#46

VI1 P(& 7

o 'ee also racken%ur#, who is Lieutenant of the /ower of London inichard III.

o 6umerous characters hold )or purport to hold the rank of Lieutenant,

including ichael Cassio and ardolph.

For Lion see 'nug.

For Litio see 7ortensio, who calls himself Litio in his disguise as a music master.

For Friar Lodowick ineasure for easuresee 2incentio7

The Lord Mayor of London%/&: %/ *oo+#$ / /)33#//%o41 %4 R%3($ III7

Longa1ille1 2%& B#o24# (4$ D),(%4#1 %/ o4# o* # 3o,p(4%o4/ o* T#

K%45 o* N(8(# %4 Lo8#>/ L(/ Lo/&7

Lord&%&+#:o A Lord%4%&%(/ p(3&%3(+ o.# o4 C%/&op# S+6 %4 induction&o

T# T(,%45 o* S#27

o A Lord1 ( ,%4o o+#1 #+p/ 2%& p#p((&%o4/ *o *#43%45 %4

H(,+#&7o A Lord1 ( ,%4o o+#1 (&$/ o4 P%43#// o* F(43# %4 Lo8#>/ L(/

Lo/&7

o A Lord3o4/p%#/ 2%& L#44o; %4 M(3 #43o)4 2%& $##

%4 A/ o) L%.# I&7

o T2o Lords(# *o++o2#/ o* D).# F#$#%3. %4 A/ o) L%.# I&7

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o Lord 3astings

Lord 3astings%/&: %/ ( #


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Marcellus(4$ B(4($o (# /o+$%#/ 2o %48% Ho(&%o &o /## 5o/& o* O+$

H(,+#&1 %4 H(,+#&7

Marcus

o Marcus Andronicus%/ / $#(&1 %4J)+%)/ C(#/((4$A4&o46 (4$ C+#op(&(7o Marcus -rutus%/&: usuall# +ust rutus: %/ ( 3#4&(+ 3((3 o* J)+%)/

C(#/(1 2o 3o4/p%#/ (5(%4/& C(#/(>/ +%*# (4$ /&(


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o Master %age%/ )// #


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o Mistress 7ord1 2%*# o* M(/ Fo$1 %/ ( &%&+# 3((3 o* T# M#6

W%8#/ o* W%4$/o7 S# p#$/ &o (33#p& F(+/&(**>/ o8#&)#/ o* +o8# &o

#7o Mistress /1erdone%/ ( /+#3#67 S# p+(4/ &o (8# A44# ,(%#$ &o Do3&o C(%)/7

o Mistress / 2%*# +( %/ 2%$o2: %4

H#46 p+(6/7 S# (/ ( $%**##4& p#/o4(+%&61 (4$ ( $%**##4&

#+(&%o4/%p &o o 3((3/1 %4 M#6 W%8#/1 2## /# %/ ( /#8(4& &oDo3&o C(%)/7

ForMonmouthsee 7al, who is sometimes called onmouth or 7arr#

onmouth, after his place of %irth.

Monsieur

o Monsieur Le-eau%/ ( 3o)&%# %4A/ o) L%.# I&7o Monsieur Le7er%/ ( F#43 /o+$%#7 P%/&o+ op#/ &o (4/o, %, %4 H#46

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Montague

o The Mar.uess of Montague%/&: %/ ( *o++o2# o* W(2%3. %/ / *( (4 #4#,6 o* C(p)+#&1 %4 Ro,#o (4$ J)+%#&7

o Lady Montague%/ Ro,#o>/ ,o %4Ro,#o (4$ J)+%#&7

o 'ee also omeo and en(olio.

Sir 0ohn Montgomery%/&o%3(++6 /homasMo4&5o,#6: %/ ( ,%4o o.%/&

3((3 %4 H#46 VI1 P(& 7

Mont?oy*%3&: %/ F#43 #(+$ %4 H#46 V7 ForMoonshinesee o%in 'tar(eling.

Mopsa(4$ Do3(/ (# /#p#$#//#/1 )/)(++6 po&(6#$ (/ ( &(&61 %4 T#

W%4>/ T(+#7

The %rince of Morocco%/ (4 )4/)33#//*)+ /)%&o &o Po&%( %4 T# M#3(4& o*

V#4%3#7

Mortimer

o &dmund Mortimer )*+%/&: %/ ( 3+(%,(4& &o E45+%/ &o4#1 (4$ (

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Moth%/ ( *(%6 %4 A M%$/),,# N%5&>/ D#(,7

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(4 (//>/ #($7 T%&(4%( *(++/ %4 +o8# 2%& %,7 H# p+(6/ P6(,)/ %41#ramus

and /his%e7

A 5obleman*%3&: / (#/& &o o.%/& +#($#/ %4 H#46

VI1 P(& 7

5orfolk

o The Duke of 5orfolk%/&: %/ ( /)ppo o* o.%/&/ %4 H#46 VI1P(& (4$ R%3($ III7

o Thomas Mowbray Duke of 5orfolk%/&: %/ Bo+%45/ #4#,61

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o T2o officers1 o* 2o, o4+6 Second /fficer%/ ( /p#(.%45 o+#1 (pp#( %4

+(/& (3& o* K%45 L#(7

/ld

o /ld Capulet%/ ( ,%4o 3((3 - ( .%4/,(4 o* C(p)+#& - %4 p(&6

/3#4# o* Ro,#o (4$ J)+%#&7

o /ld Clifford%/&:1 *( o* C+%**o$1 %/ ( L(43(/&%(4 +#($# %4 H#46 VI1P(& @7

o /ld 9obbo1


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%easeblossom%/ ( *(%6 %4 A M%$/),,# N%5&>/ D#(,7

The %edant$%/5)%/#/ %,/#+* (/ V%43#4&%o L)3#4&%o>/ *(: %4 T# T(,%45 o*

S#21 &o (3& (/ *( &o T(4%o1 2o (/ $%/5)%/#$ %,/#+* (/ L)3#4&%o7

Don %edro%/ p%43# o* A(5o4 %4 M)3 A$o A


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o Second %layero %layer


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o The %rince of Morocco%/ (4 )4/)33#//*)+ /)%&o &o Po&%( %4 T#

M#3(4& o* V#4%3#7

o For%rince of Walessee 7al, 1rince Edward, 1rince Edward of York.

%rincess

o The %rincess of 7rance+#($/ ( $%p+o,(&%3 ,%//%o4 &o N(8(# (4$

/ L(/ Lo/&7o 'e(eral characters are princesses in the sense of %eing descendants of

kings, including 8atherine in7enr# 2,;ueen argaret )until she

%ecomes 0ueen, Imogen, 1erdita, "onerill, egan and Cordelia. *thersare descri%ed as princesses %# (irtue of %eing descendants of ruling dukes,

including osalind, Celia, 'il(ia and iranda.

%rospero%/ 3#4&(+ 3((3 o*T# T#,p#/&1 2o45#$ D).# o* M%+(41 /#&

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o 2ing ;ichard ##%/&: %/ &%&+# 3((3 o* R%3($ II ( .%45 2o %/

$#po/#$ (4$ #8#4&)(++6 ,)$##$7

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