Character | Speaker | Gender |
A LORD | LORD | male |
ANTONIO | ANTONIO, his brother, an old man | male |
BALTHASAR | BALTHASAR, a singer | male |
BEATRICE | BEATRICE, an orphan, Leonato's niece | female |
BENEDICK | BENEDICK, of Padua | male |
BORACHIO | BORACHIO | male |
BOY | A BOY, servant to Benedick | male |
CLAUDIO | CLAUDIO, of Florence [County] | male |
CONRADE | CONRADE [Conrad] | male |
CONRADE and BORACHIO | CONRADE [Conrad] | male |
CONRADE and BORACHIO | BORACHIO | male |
DOGBERRY | DOGBERRY, the Constable in charge of the Watch. | male |
DON JOHN | DON JOHN, Don Pedro's bastard brother | male |
DON PEDRO | DON PEDRO, Prince of Arragon | male |
FIRST WATCHMAN | FIRST WATCHMAN | male |
FRIAR | FRIAR FRANCIS, a priest | male |
HERO | HERO, Leonato's daughter | female |
LEONATO | LEONATO, Governor of Messina | male |
MARGARET | MARGARET [Meg] | female |
MESSENGER | MESSENGER | male |
SECOND WATCHMAN | SECOND WATCHMAN | male |
SEXTON | SEXTON [Francis Seacole] | male |
URSULA | URSULA | female |
VERGES | VERGES, the Headborough, Dogberry's partner in authority | male |