Index to the Characters in Shakespeare's Plays
This Index records the act and scene in which each character first speaks, not necessarily the same as that in which he first appears. Only persons who speak are included, except a few marked with asterisk.
- Aaron. TA. II. i.
- Abbess, Lady. CofE. V. i.
- Abergavenny, Lord. H8. I. i.
- Abhorson. Meas. IV. ii.
- Abraham. R&J. I. i.
- Achilles. T&C. II. i.
- Adam. AYLI. I. i.
- Adrian. Tmp. II. i.
- Adriana. CofE. II. i.
- Ædile, an. Cor. III. i.
- Ægeon. CofE. I. i.
- Æmilia. CofE. V. i.
- Æmilius. TA. IV. iv.
- Æneas. T&C. I. i.
- Agamemnon. T&C. I. iii.
- Agrippa. A&C. II. ii.
- Aguecheek, Sir Andrew. TwN. I. iii.
- Ajax. T&C. II. i.
- Alarbus. TA.*
- Albany, Duke of. Lear I. i.
- Alcibiades. Tim. I. i.
- Alençon, Duke of. 1H6. I. ii.
- Alexander. T&C. I. ii.
- Alexas. A&C. I. ii.
- Alice. H5. III. iv.
- Alonso. Tmp. I. i.
- Ambassadors:
- Hml. V. ii;
- H5. I. ii;
- 1H6. V. i.
- Amiens. AYLI. II. i. v.
- Andromache. T&C. V. iii.
- Andronicus. See [Titus], [Marcus].
- Angelo. CofE. III. i.
- Angelo. Meas. I. i.
- Angus. Mcb. I. ii.
- Anne Bullen, Queen. H8. I. iv.
- Anne, Lady. R3. I. ii.
- Anne Page. MWW. I. i.
- Antigonus. WT. II. i.
- Antiochus, King of Antioch. Per. I. i.
- Antipholus of Ephesus. CofE. III. i.
- Antipholus of Syracuse. CofE. I. ii.
- Antonio. Merch. I. i.
- Antonio. MAdo. I. ii.
- Antonio. Tmp. I. i.
- Antonio. TGV. I. iii.
- Antonio. TwN. II. i.
- Antony.
- JC. I. ii;
- A&C. I. i.
- Apemantus. Tim. I. i.
- Apothecary. R&J. V. i.
- Apparitions. Mcb. IV. i.
- Archbishop. See [York], [Canterbury].
- Archidamus. WT. I. i.
- Ariel. Tmp. I. ii.
- Armado, Don. LLL. I. ii.
- Arragon, Prince of. Merch. II. ix.
- Artemidorus. JC. II. iii.
- Arthur, Duke of Bretagne. John II. i.
- Arviragus. Cym. III. iii.
- Astringer, Gentle. AWEW. V. i.
- Attendants.
- A&C. I. ii;
- Hml. IV. vi.
- See [Servants].
- Audrey. AYLI. III. iii.
- Aufidius, Tullus. Cor. I. ii.
- Aumerle, Duke of. R2. I. iii.
- Austria, Archduke of.
- John II. i.
- See [Lymoges].
- Autolycus. WT. IV. iii.
- Auvergne, Countess of. 1H6. II. iii.
- Bagot. R2. II. ii.
- Balthasar. MAdo. II. iii.
- Balthazar. CofE. III. i.
- Balthazar. Merch. III. iv.
- Balthazar. R&J. I. i.
- Banditti. Tim. IV. iii.
- Banquo. Mcb. I. iii.
- Baptista. TofS. I. i.
- Bardolph.
- 1H4. II. ii;
- 2H4. II. i;
- H5. II. i;
- MWW. I. i.
- Bardolph, Lord. 2H4. I. i.
- Barnardine. Meas. IV. iii.
- Bassanio. Merch. I. i.
- Bassanius. TA. I. i.
- Basset. 1H6. III. iv.
- Bastard of Orleans. 1H6. I. ii.
- Bastard. See [Edmund], [Faulconbridge], and [Margarelon].
- Bates. H5. IV. i.
- Bawd.
- Per. IV. ii.
- See [Overdone].
- Beadles.
- 2H4. V. iv;
- 2H6. II. i.
- Beatrice. MAdo. I. i.
- Beaufort, Henry, Bishop of Winchester, and Cardinal.
- 1H6. I. i;
- 2H6. I. i.
- Beaufort, John, Duke of Somerset.
- 1H6. II. iv;
- 2H6. I. i.
- Beaufort, Thomas, Duke of Exeter.
- H5. I. ii;
- 1H6. I. i.
- Bedford, Duke of. H5. II. ii.
- Bedford, Duke of. 1H6. I. i.
- Belarius. Cym. III. iii.
- Belch, Sir Toby. TwN. I. iii.
- Benedick. MAdo. I. i.
- Benvolio. R&J. I. i.
- Berkeley. R3. I. iii.*
- Berkeley, Lord. R2. II. iii.
- Bernardo. Hml. I i.*
- Bertram, Count of Rousillon. AWEW. I. i.
- Bevis, George. 2H6. IV. ii.
- Bianca. Oth. III. iv.
- Bianca. TofS. I. i.
- Bigot, Lord. John IV. iii.
- Biondello. TofS. I. i.
- Biron. LLL. I. i.
- Blanche of Spain. John II. i.
- Blunt, Sir James. R3. V. ii.
- Blunt, Sir Walter. 1H4. I. iii.
- Boatswain. Tmp. I. i.
- Bolingbroke, Roger. 2H6. I. iv.
- Bolingbroke, afterwards King Henry IV. R2. I. i.
- Bona. 3H6. III. iii.
- Borachio. MAdo. I. iii.
- Bottom. MND. I. ii.
- Boult. Per. IV. ii.
- Bourbon, Duke of. H5. III. v.
- Bourchier, Cardinal. R3. III. i.
- Boyet. LLL. II. i.
- Boys:
- H5. II. i;
- 1H6. I. iv;
- H8. V. i;
- Mcb. IV. ii;
- Meas. IV. i;
- MAdo. II. iii;
- R3. II. ii;
- T&C. I. ii.
- See [Pages].
- Brabantio. Oth. I. i.
- Brakenbury, Sir Robert. R3. I. i.
- Brandon. H8. I. i.
- Brothers, to Posthumus, ghosts. Cym. V. iv.
- Brutus, Decius. JC. II. i.
- Brutus, Junius. Cor. I. i.
- Brutus, Marcus. JC. I. ii.
- Buckingham, Duke of.
- 2H6. I. i;
- R3. I. iii.
- Buckingham, Duke of. H8. I. i.
- Bullcalf. 2H4. III. ii.
- Bullen, Anne. H8. I. iv.
- Burgundy, Duke of. H5. V. ii.
- Burgundy, Duke of. 1H6. II. i.
- Burgundy, Duke of. Lear I. i.
- Bushy. R2. I. iv.
- Butts, Doctor. H8. V. ii.
- Cade, John. 2H6. IV. ii.
- Cæsar. See [Julius] and [Octavius].
- Caithness. Mcb. V. ii.
- Caius. TA.*
- Caius, Doctor. MWW. I. iv.
- Caius Ligarius. JC. II. i.
- Caius Lucius. Cym. III. i.
- Caius Marcius (Coriolanus). Cor. I. i.
- Calchas. T&C. III. iii.
- Caliban. Tmp. I. ii.
- Calpurnia. JC. I. ii.
- Cambridge, Earl of. H5. II. ii.
- Camillo. WT. I. i.
- Campeius, Cardinal. H8. II. ii.
- Canidius. A&C. III. x.
- Canterbury, Archbishop of.
- H5. I. i.
- See [Bourchier], [Cranmer].
- Caphis. Tim. II. i.
- Captains:
- A&C. IV. iv;
- Cym. IV. ii, V. iii;
- Hml. IV. iv;
- 1H6. II. ii;
- Lear V. iii;
- Mcb. I. ii;
- R2. II. iv;
- TA. I. i.
- See [Sea Captain].
- Capucius. H8. IV. ii.
- Capulet. R&J. I. i.
- Capulet, Lady. R&J. I. i.
- Capulet, second. R&J. I. v.
- Cardinal. See [Bourchier], [Winchester].
- Carlisle, Bishop of. R2. III. ii.
- Carpenter. JC. I. i.
- Carriers. 1H4. II. i.
- Casca. JC. I. ii.
- Cassandra. T&C. II. ii.
- Cassio. Oth. I. ii.
- Cassius. JC. I. ii.
- Catesby, Sir William. R3. I. iii.
- Cato, young. JC. V. iii.
- Celia. AYLI. I. ii.
- Ceres. Tmp. IV. i.
- Cerimon. Per. III. ii.
- Chamberlain. 1H4. II. i.
- Chamberlain, Lord. H8. I. iii.
- Chancellor, Lord. H8. V. iii.
- Charles, a wrestler. AYLI. I. i.
- Charles, the dauphin, later King of France. 1H6. I. ii.
- Charles VI, King of France. H5. II. iv.
- Charmian. A&C. I. ii.
- Chatillon, ambassador. John I. i.
- Chief Justice. 2H4. I. ii.
- Chiron. TA. I. i.
- Chorus.
- H5;
- Per;
- R&J;
- WT.
- Cicero. JC. I. iii.
- Cimber, Metellus. JC. II. i.
- Cinna, a conspirator. JC. I. iii.
- Cinna, a poet. JC. III. iii.
- Citizens.
- Cor. I. i;
- 2H6. IV. v;
- John II. i;
- R3. II. iii;
- R&J. III. i.
- Clarence, George, Duke of.
- 3H6. II. ii;
- R3. I. i.
- Clarence, Thomas, Duke of. 2H4. IV. iv.
- Clarence, son and daughter of. R3. II. ii.
- Claudio. Meas. I. ii.
- Claudio. MAdo. I. i.
- Claudius, King of Denmark. Hml. I. ii.
- Claudius. JC. IV. iii.
- Cleomenes. WT. III. i.
- Cleon. Per. I. iv.
- Cleopatra. A&C. I. i.
- Clerk. 2H6. IV. ii.
- Clifford, Lord.
- 2H6. IV. viii;
- 3H6. I. i.
- Clifford, young, son of preceding. 2H6. V. i.
- Clitus. JC. V. v.
- Cloten. Cym. I. ii.
- Clowns:
- Cobbler. JC. I. i.
- Cobweb. MND. III. i.
- Colville, Sir John. 2H4. IV. iii.
- Cominius. Cor. I. i.
- Commons. 2H6. III. ii.
- Conrade. MAdo. I. iii.
- Conspirators. Cor. V. vi.
- Constable (Dull). LLL. I. i.
- Constable of France. H5. II. iv.
- Constance. John II. i.
- Cordelia. Lear I. i.
- Corin. AYLI. II. iv.
- Coriolanus. Cor. I. i.
- Cornelius, a physician. Cym. I. v.
- Cornelius. Hml. I. ii.
- Cornwall, Duke of. Lear I. i.
- Costard. LLL. I. i.
- Court. H5. IV. i.
- Courtesan. CofE. IV. iii.
- Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury. H8. V. i.
- Cressida. T&C. I. ii.
- Crier. H8. II. iv.
- Cromwell. H8. III. ii.
- Cupid. Tim. I. ii.
- Curan. Lear II. i.
- Curio. TwN. I. i.
- Curtis. TofS. IV. i.
- Cymbeline, King. Cym. I. i.
- Dancer, A. 2H4. Epi.
- Dardanius. JC. V. v.
- Daughter of Antiochus. Per. I. iv.
- Dauphin. H5. II. iv.
- Davy. 2H4. V. i.
- Deiphobus. T&C. IV. i.
- Demetrius. A&C. I. i.
- Demetrius. MND. I. i.
- Demetrius. TA. I. i.
- Dennis. AYLI. I. i.
- Denny, Sir Anthony. H8. V. i.
- Derby, Earl of. R3. I. iii.
- Dercetas. A&C. IV. xiv.
- Desdemona. Oth. I. iii.
- Diana. Per.*
- Diana. AWEW. III. v.
- Dick, butcher. 2H6. IV. ii.
- Diomedes. T&C. II. iii.
- Diomedes. A&C. IV. xiv.
- Dion. WT. III. i.
- Dionyza. Per. I. iv.
- Doctor. Lear IV. iv.
- Doctor, English Mcb. IV. iii.
- Doctor, Scotch. Mcb. V. i.
- Dogberry. MAdo. III. iii.
- Dolabella. A&C. III. xii.
- Doll Tearsheet. 2H4. II. iv.
- Don Adriano de Armado. LLL. I. ii.
- Donalbain. Mcb. II. iii.
- Don John. MAdo. I. i.
- Don Pedro. MAdo. I. i.
- Dorcas. WT. IV. iv.
- Dorset, Marquis of. R3. I. iii.
- Douglas Archibald, Earl of. 1H4. IV. i.
- Drawers. 2H4. II. iv.
- Dromio of Ephesus. CofE. I. ii.
- Dromio of Syracuse. CofE. I. ii.
- Duke, in banishment. AYLI. II. i.
- Duke Frederick. AYLI. I. ii.
- Duke of Milan. TGV. II. iv.
- Dull. LLL. I. i.
- Dumain. LLL. I. i.
- Duncan, King. Mcb. I. ii.
- Edgar. Lear I. ii.
- Edmund. Lear I. i.
- Edmund, Earl of Rutland. 3H6. I. iii.
- Edward, Earl of March, later Edward IV.
- 3H6. I. i;
- R3. II. i.
- Edward IV, King.
- 3H6. I. i;
- R3. II. i.
- Edward V, King. R3. III. i.
- Edward, Prince of Wales, afterwards Edward V. R3. III. i.
- Edward Plantagenet, Prince of Wales. 3H6. I. i.
- Egeus. MND. I. i.
- Eglamour. TGV. IV. iii.
- Egyptian. A&C. V. i.
- Elbow. Meas. II. i.
- Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester. 2H6. I. ii.
- Eleanor, Queen. John I. i.
- Elizabeth, Queen (as L. Grey).
- 3H6. III. ii;
- R3. I. iii.
- Ely, Bishop of. H5. I. i.
- Ely, Bishop of. R3. III. iv.
- Emilia. Oth. II. ii.
- Emilia. WT. II. ii.
- Enobarbus. A&C. I. ii.
- Eros. A&C. III. v.
- Erpingham, Sir Thomas. H5. IV. i.
- Escalus, Prince. R&J. I. i.
- Escalus. Meas. I. i.
- Escanes. Per. II. iv.
- Essex, Earl of. John I. i.
- Euphronius. A&C. III. xii.
- Evans, Sir Hugh. MWW. I. i
- Executioners. John IV. i.
- Exeter (Beaufort), Duke of.
- H5. I. ii;
- 1H6. I. i.
- Exeter, Duke of. 3H6. I. i.
- Exton, Sir Pierce of. R2. V. iv.
- Fabian. TwN. II. v.
- Fairies.
- MND. II. i;
- MWW. V. iv.
- Falstaff, Sir John.
- 1H4. I. ii;
- 2H4. I. ii;
- MWW. I. i.
- Fang. 2H4. II. i.
- Fastolfe, Sir John. 1H6. III. ii.
- Father that hath killed his son. 3H6. II. v.
- Faulconbridge, Lady. John I. i.
- Faulconbridge, Philip the Bastard. John I. i.
- Faulconbridge, Robert. John I. i.
- Feeble. 2H4. III. ii.
- Fenton. MWW. I. iv.
- Ferdinand. Tmp. I. ii.
- Ferdinand, King of Navarre. LLL. I. i.
- Feste. TwN. I. v.
- Fisherman. Per. II. i.
- Fitzwater, Lord. R2. IV. i.
- Flaminius. Tim. III. i.
- Flavius. JC. I. i.
- Flavius. Tim. I. ii.
- Fleance. Mcb. II. i.
- Florence, Duke of. AWEW. III. i.
- Florizel. WT. IV. iv.
- Fluellen. H5. III. ii.
- Flute. MND. I. ii.
- Fool.
- Lear I. iv;
- Tim. II. ii.
- Ford. MWW. II. i.
- Ford, Mistress. MWW. II. i.
- Forester.
- AYLI. IV. ii;
- LLL. IV. i.
- Fortinbras. Hml. IV. iv.
- France, King of. AWEW. I. ii.
- France, King of. Lear I. i.
- France, Princess of. LLL. II. i.
- Francis. 1H4. II. iv.
- Francisca. Meas. I. iv.
- Francisco. Hml. I. i.
- Francisco. Tmp. II. i.
- Frederick, Duke. AYLI. I. ii.
- Frenchman, A. Cym. I. iv.
- Friar Francis. MAdo. IV. i.
- Friar John. R&J. V. 2.
- Friar Lawrence. R&J. II. 3.
- Friar Peter. Meas. IV. vi.
- Friar Thomas. Meas. I. iii.
- Froth. Meas. II. i.
- Gadshill. 1H4. II. i.
- Gaolers:
- CofE. I. i;
- Cym. V. iv;
- 1H6. II. v;
- Merch. III. iii;
- WT. II. ii.
- Gallus. A&C. V. i.
- Gardener. R2. III. iv.
- Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester. H8. V. i.
- Gargrave, Sir Thomas. 1H6. I. iv.
- Gaunt, John, Duke of Lancaster. R2. I. i.
- Gentleman Usher. H8. II. iv.
- Gentlemen:
- AWEW. V. iii;
- Cym. I. i;
- Hml. IV. v;
- 2H6. IV. i;
- H8. II. i;
- Lear I. v;
- Meas. I. ii;
- Per. III. ii;
- Oth. II. i;
- WT. V. ii.
- Gentlewomen.
- Cor. I. iii;
- Mcb. V. i.
- George, Duke of Clarence.
- 3H6. II. ii;
- R3. I. i.
- Gertrude, Queen of Denmark. Hml. I. ii.
- Ghosts of:
- Cæsar, JC. IV. iii;
- of Hamlet's father, Hml. I. v;
- Sicilius Leonatus, wife, two sons, Cym. V. iv;
- Banquo,* Mcb. III. iv;
- Prince Edward, Henry VI, Clarence, Rivers, Grey, Vaughan, Hastings, two young princes,
- Lady Anne, and Buckingham, R3. V. iii.
- Glansdale, Sir William. 1H6. I. iv.
- Glendower, Owen. 1H4. III.
- Gloucester, Humphrey, Duke of.
- 2H4. IV. iv;
- H5. III. vii;
- 1H6. I. i;
- 2H6. I. i.
- Gloucester, Richard, Duke of.
- 3H6. I. i;
- R3. I. i.
- Gloucester, Duchess of. 2H6. I. ii.
- Gloucester, Duchess of. R2. I. ii.
- Gloucester, Earl of. Lear I. i.
- Gobbo, Launcelot. Merch. II. ii.
- Gobbo, Old, father of Launcelot. Merch. II. ii.
- Goffe, Matthew. 2H6.*
- Goneril. Lear I. i.
- Gonzalo. Tmp. I. i.
- Goths. TA. V. i.
- Governor of Harfleur. H5. III. iii.
- Governor of Paris. 1H6. IV. i.
- Gower.
- 2H4. II. i;
- H5. III. ii.
- Gower, chorus. Per.
- Grandpré. H5. IV. ii.
- Gratiano. Merch. I. i.
- Gratiano. Oth. V. ii.
- Gravediggers. Hml. V. i.
- Green. R2. I. iv.
- Gregory. R&J. I. i.
- Gremio. TofS. I. i.
- Grey, Lady, later Queen Elizabeth.
- 3H6. III. ii;
- R3. I. iii.
- Grey, Lord. R3. I. iii.
- Grey, Sir Thomas. H5. II. ii.
- Griffith. H8. IV. ii.
- Grooms.
- 2H4. V. v;
- R2. V. v.
- Grumio. TofS. I. i.
- Guard. A&C. IV. xiv.
- Guiderius. Cym. III. iii.
- Guildenstern. Hml. II. ii.
- Guildford, Sir Henry. H8. I. iv.
- Gurney, James. John I. i.
- Haberdasher. TofS. IV. iii.
- Hamlet. Hml. I. ii.
- Harcourt. 2H4. IV. iv.
- Hastings, Lord. 2H4. I. iii.
- Hastings, Lord.
- 3H6. IV. i;
- R3. I. i.
- Hecate. Mcb. III. v.
- Hector. T&C. II. ii.
- Helen, an attendant. Cym. II. ii.
- Helen. T&C. III. i.
- Helena. AWEW. I. i.
- Helena. MND. I. i.
- Helenus. T&C. II. ii.
- Helicanus. Per. I. ii.
- Henry IV, King (Bolingbroke).
- 1H4. I. i;
- 2H4. III. i;
- R2. I. i.
- Henry V, King (first, Henry, Prince of Wales).
- 1H4. I. ii;
- 2H4. II. ii;
- H5. I. ii.
- Henry, Prince.
- 1H4. I. ii;
- 2H4. II. ii.
- Henry, Prince, son of King John. John V. vii.
- Henry VI, King.
- 1H6. III. i;
- 2H6. I. i;
- 3H6. I. i.
- Henry VII, King, first Earl of Richmond.
- 3H6.*
- R3. V. iii.
- Henry VIII, King. H8. I. ii.
- Heralds.
- Cor. II. i;
- H5. III. vi, IV. viii;
- 2H6. II. iv;
- John II. i;
- Lear V. iii;
- Oth. II. ii;
- R2. I. iii.
- Herbert, Sir Walter. R3. V. ii.
- Hereford, Duke of.
- See [Henry IV].
- R2. I. i.
- Hermia. MND. I. i.
- Hermione. WT. I. ii.
- Hero. MAdo. I. i.
- Hippolyta. MND. I. i.
- Holland, John. 2H6. IV. ii.
- Holofernes. LLL. IV. ii.
- Horatio. Hml. I. i.
- Horner, Roger. 2H6. I. iii.
- Hortensio. TofS. I. i.
- Hortensius. Tim. III. iv.
- Host. TGV. IV. ii.
- Host of the Garter Inn. MWW. I. iii.
- Hostess.
- H5. II. i.
- See [Quickly].
- Hostess. TofS. Ind.
- Hotspur.
- 1H4. I. iii.
- See [Percy].
- Hubert de Burgh. John III. iii.
- Hume, John. 2H6. I. ii.
- Humphrey of Gloucester.
- 2H4. IV. iv;
- H5. III. vii;
- 1H6. I. i;
- 2H6. I. i.
- Huntsmen.
- 3H6. IV. v;
- TofS. Ind.
- Hymen. AYLI. V. iv.
- Iachimo. Cym. I. iv.
- Iago. Oth. I. i.
- Iden, Alexander. 2H6. IV. x.
- Imogen. Cym. I. i.
- Interpreter. AWEW. IV. iii.
- Iras. A&C. I. ii.
- Iris. Tmp. IV. i.
- Isabel, Queen of France. H5. V. ii.
- Isabella. Meas. I. iv.
- Isadore, servant. Tim. II. ii.
- Jamy. H5. III. ii.
- Jaquenetta. LLL. I. ii.
- Jaques. AYLI. II. v.
- Jaques, son of Sir Roland de Boys. AYLI.*
- Jessica. Merch. II. iii.
- Jeweller. Tim. I. i.
- Joan la Pucelle (Joan of Arc). 1H6. I. ii.
- John, King. John I. i.
- John of Lancaster.
- 1H4. V. iv;
- 2H4. IV. ii.
- Jordan, Margery. 2H6. I. iv.
- Julia. TGV. I. ii.
- Juliet. Meas. I. ii.
- Juliet. R&J. I. iii.
- Julius Cæsar. JC. I. ii.
- Juno. Tmp. IV. i.
- Jupiter. Cym. V. iv.
- Katherina. TofS. I. i.
- Katherine. LLL. II. i.
- Katherine, Princess of France. H5. III. iv.
- Katherine, Queen. H8. I. ii.
- Keepers:
- 3H6. III. i;
- H8. V. ii; R2. V. v;
- R3. I. iv.
- See [Gaolers].
- Kent, Earl of. Lear I. i.
- Knights:
- Lear I. iv;
- Per. II. iii.
- Ladies:
- Cor. II. i;
- Cym. I. v;
- R2. III. iv;
- Tim. I. ii;
- WT. II. i.
- Laertes. Hml. I. ii.
- Lafeu, Lord. AWEW. I. i.
- Lamprius. A&C. I. ii.
- Launce. TGV. II. iii.
- Launcelot Gobbo. Merch. II. ii.
- Lavache, a clown. AWEW. I. iii.
- Lavinia. TA. I. i.
- Lawyer, a. 1H6. II. iv.
- Lear, King. Lear I. i.
- Le Beau. AYLI. I. ii.
- Legate. 1H6. V. i.
- Lennox. Mcb. I. ii.
- Leonardo. Merch. II. ii.
- Leonato. MAdo. I. i.
- Leonatus, Posthumus. Cym. I. i.
- Leonine. Per. IV. i.
- Leontes. WT. I. ii.
- Lepidus.
- JC. IV. i;
- A&C. I. iv.
- Lewis, the Dauphin. H5. II. iv.
- Lewis, the Dauphin. John II. i.
- Lewis XI, King of France. 3H6. III. iii.
- Lieutenant:
- Cor. IV. vii;
- 2H6. IV. i;
- 3H6. IV. vi.
- Ligarius. JC. II. i.
- Lincoln, Bishop of. H8. II. iv.
- Lion. MND. V. i.
- Longaville. LLL. I. i.
- Lords:
- AWEW. I. ii, III. i;
- AYLI. II. i;
- Cor. V. vi;
- Cym. I. ii;
- Hml. V. ii;
- LLL. II. i;
- Mcb. III. iv;
- Per. I. ii;
- R3. V. iii;
- TofS. Ind.;
- Tim. I. i;
- WT. II. ii.
- Lorenzo. Merch. I. i.
- Lovel, Lord. R3. III. iv.
- Lovell, Sir Thomas. H8. I. iii.
- Luce. CofE. III. i.
- Lucentio. TofS. I. i.
- Lucetta. TGV. I. ii.
- Luciana. CofE. II. i.
- Lucianus. Hml. III. ii.
- Lucilius. JC. IV. ii.
- Lucilius. Tim. I. i.
- Lucio. Meas. I. ii.
- Lucius, Caius. Cym. III. i.
- Lucius. JC. II. i.
- Lucius. TA. I. i.
- Lucius, young. TA. III. ii.
- Lucius. Tim. III. ii;
- servant. Tim. III. iv.
- Lucullus. Tim. III. i.
- Lucy, Sir William. 1H6. IV. iii.
- Ludovico. Oth. IV. i.
- Lychorida. Per. III. i.
- Lymoges, Duke of Austria. John II. i.
- Lysander. MND. I. i.
- Lysimachus. Per. IV. vi.
- Macbeth. Mcb. I. iii.
- Macbeth, Lady. Mcb. I. v.
- Macduff. Mcb. II. iii.
- Macduff, Lady. Mcb. IV. ii.
- Macduff's son. Mcb. IV. ii.
- Macmorris. H5. III. ii.
- Mæcenas. A&C. II. ii.
- Malcolm. Mcb. I. ii.
- Malvolio. TwN. I. v.
- Mamillius. WT. I. ii.
- Marcellus. Hml. I. i.
- Marcus Andronicus. TA. I. i.
- Marcus Antonius (Antony).
- JC. I. ii;
- A&C. I. i.
- Mardian. A&C. I. v.
- Margarelon. T&C. V. vi.
- Margaret. MAdo. II. i.
- Margaret, Queen.
- 1H6. V. iii;
- 2H6. I. i;
- 3H6. I. i;
- R3. I. iii.
- Margaret Plantagenet, daughter of Clarence. R3. II. ii.
- Maria. LLL. II. i.
- Maria. TwN. I. iii.
- Mariana. AWEW. III. v.
- Mariana. Meas. IV. i.
- Marina. Per. IV. i.
- Mariner.
- WT. III. iii;
- Tmp. I. i.
- Marshal. Per. II. iii.
- Marshal, Lord. R2. I. iii.
- Martext, Sir Oliver. AYLI. III. iii.
- Martius. TA. I. i.
- Marullus. JC. I. i.
- Master. 2H6. IV. i.
- Master gunner. 1H6. I. iv.
- Master, of a ship.
- Tmp. I. i;
- 2H6. IV. i.
- Master's Mate. 2H6. IV. i.
- Mayor of London.
- 1H6. III. i;
- R3. III. i.
- Mayor of St. Albans. 2H6. II. i.
- Mayor of York. 3H6. IV. vii.
- Melun. John V. iv.
- Menas. A&C. II. i.
- Menecrates. A&C. II. i.
- Menelaus. T&C. I. iii.
- Menenius Agrippa. Cor. I. i.
- Menteith. Mcb. V. ii.
- Mercade. LLL. V. ii.
- Merchants:
- CofE. I. ii;
- Tim. I. i.
- Mercutio. R&J. I. iv.
- Messala. JC. IV. iii.
- Messengers:
- A&C. I. i;
- AWEW. IV. iii;
- CofE. V. i;
- Cor. I. i;
- Cym. V. iv;
- Hml. IV. v;
- 1H4. IV. i;
- 2H4. IV. i;
- H5. II. v;
- 1H6. I. i;
- 2H6. I. ii;
- 3H6. I. ii;
- H8. IV. ii;
- John IV. ii;
- JC. IV. iii;
- Lear IV. ii;
- LLL. V. ii;
- Mcb. I. v;
- Meas. IV. ii;
- Merch. II. ix;
- MAdo. I. i;
- Oth. I. iii;
- Per. I. i;
- R3. III. ii;
- TofS. III. i;
- Tim. I. i;
- TA. III. i.
- Metellus Cimber. JC. II. i.
- Michael. 2H6. IV. ii.
- Michael, Sir. 1H4. IV. iv.
- Milan, Duke of. TGV. II. iv.
- Miranda. Tmp. I. ii.
- Montague. R&J. I. i.
- Montague, Lady. R&J. I. i.
- Montague, Marquess of. 3H6. I. i.
- Montano. Oth. II. i.
- Montgomery, Sir John. 3H6. IV. vii.
- Montjoy. H5. III. vi.
- Moonshine. MND. V. i.
- Mopsa. WT. IV. iv.
- Morocco, Prince of. Merch. II. i.
- Mortimer, Edmund, Earl of March. 1H4. III. i.
- Mortimer, Edmund, Earl of March. 1H6. II. v.
- Mortimer, Lady. 1H4. III. i.
- Mortimer, Sir Hugh.* 3H6. I. ii.
- Mortimer, Sir John. 3H6. I. ii.
- Morton. 2H4. I. i.
- Morton, John, Bishop of Ely. R3. III. iv.
- Moth. LLL. I. ii.
- Moth. MND. III. i.
- Mother to Posthumus, a ghost. Cym. V. iv.
- Mouldy. 2H4. III. ii.
- Mowbray, Lord. 2H4. I. iii.
- Mowbray, Thomas, Duke of Norfolk. R2. I. i.
- Murderers:
- 2H6. III. ii;
- Mcb. III. i;
- R3. I. iii.
- Musicians:
- Merch. V. i;
- Oth. III. i;
- R&J. IV. v;
- TGV. IV. ii.
- Mustardseed. MND. III. i.
- Mutius. TA. I. i.
- Nathaniel, Sir. LLL. IV. ii.
- Neighbors. 2H6. II. iii.
- Nerissa. Merch. I. ii.
- Nestor. T&C. I. iii.
- Noble, a. Cor. III. ii.
- Nobleman, a. 3H6. III. ii.
- Norfolk, Duke of.
- 3H6. I. i;
- R3. V. iii.
- Norfolk, Duke of, Thomas Mowbray. R2. I. i.
- Norfolk, Duke of. H8. I. i.
- Northumberland. See [Percy].
- Northumberland, Earl of. 3H6. I. i.
- Northumberland, Lady. 2H4. II. iii.
- Nurse. R&J. I. 3.
- Nurse. TA. IV. ii.
- Nym.
- H5. II. i;
- MWW. I. i.
- Oberon. MND. II. i.
- Octavia. A&C. III. ii.
- Octavius Cæsar (Augustus).
- JC. IV. i;
- A&C. I. iv.
- Officers:
- CofE. IV. i;
- Cor. II. ii;
- Oth. I. iii;
- R&J. I. i;
- TwN. III. iv;
- WT. III. ii.
- Old Athenian. Tim. I. i.
- Old Lady. H8. II. iii.
- Old Man.
- Lear IV. i;
- Mcb. II. iv.
- Oliver. AYLI. I. i.
- Oliver Martext, Sir. AYLI. III. iii.
- Olivia. TwN. I. v.
- Ophelia. Hml. I. iii.
- Orlando. AYLI. I. i.
- Orleans, bastard of. 1H6. I. ii.
- Orleans, Duke of. H5. III. vii.
- Orsino, Duke of Illyria. TwN. I. i.
- Osric. Hml. V. ii.
- Ostler. 1H4. II. i.
- Oswald. Lear I. iii.
- Othello. Oth. I. ii.
- Outlaws. TGV. IV. i.
- Overdone, Mrs. Meas. I. ii.
- Oxford, Earl of. 3H6. III. iii.
- Oxford, Earl of. R3. V. ii.
- Page. MWW. I. i.
- Page, Mistress. MWW. II. i.
- Page, Mistress Anne, a daughter. MWW. I. i.
- Page, William, a son. MWW. IV. i.
- Pages:
- AWEW. I. i;
- AYLI. V. iii;
- 2H4. I. ii;
- H8. V. i;
- R3. IV. ii;
- R&J. V. ii;
- Tim. II. ii.
- See [Boys].
- Painter. Tim. I. i.
- Pandar. Per. IV. ii.
- Pandarus. T&C. I. i.
- Pandulph, Cardinal. John III. i.
- Panthino. TGV. I. iii.
- Paris. R&J. I. ii.
- Paris. T&C. II. ii.
- Parolles. AWEW. I. i.
- Patience. H8. IV. ii.
- Patrician. Cor. III. i.
- Patroclus. T&C. II. i.
- Paulina. WT. II. ii.
- Peaseblossom. MND. III. i.
- Pedant. TofS. IV. ii.
- Pedro, Don. MAdo. I. i.
- Pembroke, Earl of. 3H6. IV. i.
- Pembroke, Earl of. John IV. ii.
- Percy, Henry, Earl of Northumberland.
- 1H4. I. iii;
- 2H4. I. i;
- R2. III. i.
- Percy, Henry (Hotspur).
- 1H4. I. iii;
- R2. II. iii.
- Percy, Lady (wife of Hotspur).
- 1H4. II. iii;
- 2H4. II. iii.
- Percy, Thomas, Earl of Worcester. 1H4. I. iii.
- Perdita. WT. IV. iv.
- Pericles. Per. I. i.
- Peter. 2H6. I. iii.
- Peter. R&J. II. iv.
- Peter of Pomfret. John IV. ii.
- Petitioners. 2H6. I. iii.
- Peto.
- 1H4. II. ii;
- 2H4. II. iv.
- Petruchio. TofS. I. i.
- Phebe. AYLI. III. v.
- Philario. Cym. I. iv.
- Philemon. Per. III. ii.
- Philip, King of France. John II. i.
- Philo. A&C. I. i.
- Philostrate. MND. V. i.
- Philotus. Tim. III. iv.
- Phrynia. Tim. IV. iii.
- Physicians:
- Cym. I. v;
- Lear IV. iv;
- Mcb. IV. iii.
- Pierce, Sir, of Exton. R2. V. iv.
- Pinch. CofE. IV. iv.
- Pindarus. JC. IV. ii.
- Pirates. Per. IV. i.
- Pisanio. Cym. I. i.
- Pistol.
- 2H4. II. iv;
- H5. II. i;
- MWW. I. i.
- Plantagenet. See [Richard].
- Player King. Hml. III. ii.
- Player Queen. Hml. III. ii.
- Players.
- Hml. II. ii;
- TofS. Ind.
- Plebeians.
- JC. III. ii.
- See [Citizens].
- Poet. Tim. I. i.
- Poet. JC. IV. iii.
- Poins.
- 1H4. I. ii;
- 2H4. II. ii.
- Polixenes. WT. I. ii.
- Polonius. Hml. I. ii.
- Pompeius, Sextus. A&C. II. i.
- Pompey. Meas. I. ii.
- Popilius. JC. III. i.
- Porters:
- 2H4. I. i;
- 1H6. II. iii;
- H8. V. iv;
- Mcb. II. iii.
- Porter's Man. H8. V. iv.
- Portia. JC. II. i.
- Portia. Merch. I. ii.
- Post.
- 2H6. III. i;
- 3H6. III. iii.
- Posthumus Leonatus. Cym. I. i.
- Prentices. 2H6. II. iii.
- Priam, King of Troy. T&C. II. ii.
- Priests:
- Hml. V. i;
- R3. III. ii;
- TwN. V. i.
- Princess of France. LLL. II. i.
- Proculeius. A&C. V. i.
- Prologue.
- R&J;
- H5;
- MND;
- Hml. III, ii;
- H8;
- T&C.
- Prospero. Tmp. I. ii.
- Proteus. TGV. I. i.
- Provost. Meas. I. ii.
- Publius. JC. II. ii.
- Publius. TA. IV. iii.
- Puck, Robin Goodfellow. MND. II. i.
- Pursuivant. R3. III. ii.
- Pyramus. MND. V. i.
- Queen, wife of Cymbeline. Cym. I. i.
- Queen, wife of Richard II. R2. II. i.
- Quickly, Mrs.
- 1H4. II. iv;
- 2H4. II. i;
- H5. II. i;
- MWW. I. iv.
- Quince. MND. I. ii.
- Quintus. TA. I. i.
- Rambures. H5. III. vii.
- Ratcliff, Sir Richard. R3. III. iii.
- Regan. Lear I. i.
- Reignier, Duke of Anjou. 1H6. I. ii.
- Reynaldo. Hml. II. i.
- Richard II, King. R2. I. i.
- Richard II, Queen to. R2. II. i.
- Richard III, King (at first Gloucester).
- 3H6. I. i;
- R3. I. i.
- Richard, Duke of York, son of Edward IV. R3. II. iv.
- Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York.
- 1H6. II. iv;
- 2H6. I. i;
- 3H6. I. i.
- Richard Plantagenet, son of preceding.
- 2H6*;
- 3H6. I. i.
- Richmond, Earl of, later Henry VII.
- 3H6*;
- R3. V. iii.
- Rivers, Lord.
- 3H6. IV. iv;
- R3. I. iii.
- Robin. MWW. I. iii.
- Robin Goodfellow. MND. II. i.
- Roderigo. Oth. I. i.
- Roman, a.
- Cor. IV. iii.
- See [Citizens].
- Romeo. R&J. I. i.
- Rosalind. AYLI. I. ii.
- Rosaline. LLL. II. i.
- Rosencrantz. Hml. II. ii.
- Ross. Mcb. I. ii.
- Ross, Lord. R2. II. i.
- Rotherham, Thomas. Archbishop of York. R3. II. iv.
- Rousillon, Count. See [Bertram].
- Rousillon, Countess. AWEW. I. i.
- Rugby, John. MWW. I. iv.
- Rumour. 2H4. Ind.
- Rutland, Edmund, Earl of. 3H6. I. iii.
- Sailors:
- Hml. IV. vi;
- Oth. I. iii;
- Per. III. i.
- Salanio. Merch. I. i.
- Salarino. Merch. I. i.
- Salerio. Merch. III. ii.
- Salisbury, Earl of.
- H5. IV. iii;
- 1H6. I. iv.
- Salisbury, Earl of. 2H6. I. i.
- Salisbury, Earl of. John III. i.
- Salisbury, Earl of. R2. II. iv.
- Sampson. R&J. I. i.
- Sandys, William (Lord). H8. I. iii.
- Saturninus. TA. I. i.
- Say, Lord. 2H6. IV. iv.
- Scales, Lord. 2H6. IV. v.
- Scarus. A&C. III. x.
- Scout. 1H6. V. ii.
- Scribe. H8. II. iv.
- Scrivener. R3. III. vi.
- Scroop, Lord. H5. II. ii.
- Scroop, Richard, Archbishop of York.
- 1H4. IV. iv;
- 2H4. I. iii.
- Scroop, Sir Stephen. R2. III. ii.
- Sea-Captain (Lieut.).
- 2H6. IV. i;
- TwN. I. ii.
- Sebastian. Tmp. I. i.
- Sebastian. TwN. II. i.
- Secretary. H8. I i.
- Seleucus. A&C. V. ii.
- Sempronius. TA.*
- Sempronius. Tim. III. iii.
- Senators,
- Roman.
- Cor. I. i;
- Cym. III. vii;
- Venetian. Oth. I. iii;
- Athenian. Tim. II. i;
- Coriolanian. Cor. I. ii.
- Roman.
- Sentinels. 1H6. II. i.
- Sentry. A&C. IV. ix.
- Sergeant. 1H6. II. i;
- (at arms) H8. I. i.
- Servants:
- A&C. II. vii;
- Hml. IV. vi;
- 1H4. II. iii;
- 2H4. I. ii;
- H8. I. iv;
- JC. II. ii;
- Lear III. vii;
- Mcb. III. i;
- Meas. II. ii;
- Merch. III. i;
- Per. III. ii;
- R2. II. ii;
- TofS. IV. i;
- Tim. I. ii;
- T&C. III. i;
- TwN. III. iv;
- WT. II. iii.
- Servilius. Tim. III. ii.
- Servingmen:
- Cor. IV. v;
- 1H6. I. iii;
- 2H6. II. iv;
- Merch. I. ii;
- TofS. Ind.
- Seyton. Mcb. V. iii.
- Sexton. MAdo. I. i.
- Sextus Pompeius. A&C. II. i.
- Shadow. 2H4. III. ii.
- Shallow, Justice.
- 2H4. III. ii;
- MWW. I. i.
- Shepherd. 1H6. V. iv.
- Shepherd, Old. WT. III. iii.
- Sheriff.
- 1H4. II. iv;
- 2H6. II. iv;
- R3. V. i.
- Shrewsbury, Talbot, Earl of. 1H6. I. iv.
- Shylock. Merch. I. iii.
- Sicilius Leonatus, a ghost. Cym. V. iv.
- Sicinius Velutus. Cor. I. i.
- Silence. 2H4. III. ii.
- Silius. A&C. III. i.
- Silvia. TGV. II. i.
- Silvius. AYLI. II. iv.
- Simonides, King of Pentapolis. Per. II. ii.
- Simpcox. 2H6. II. i.
- Simpcox's wife. 2H6. II. i.
- Simple, Peter. MWW. I. i.
- Siward. Mcb. V. iv.
- Siward, young. Mcb. V. vii.
- Slender, Abraham. MWW. I. i.
- Sly, Christopher. TofS. Ind.
- Smith. 2H6. IV. ii.
- Snare. 2H4. II. i.
- Snout. MND. I. ii.
- Snug. MND. I. ii.
- Soldiers:
- A&C. III. vii;
- AWEW. IV. i;
- Cor. I. iv;
- H5. IV. iv;
- 1H6. II. i;
- 2H6. IV. vi;
- 3H6. IV. viii;
- JC. IV. ii;
- Mcb. V. iv;
- Tim. V. iv;
- T&C. V. ix.
- Solinus, Duke of Ephesus. CofE. I. i.
- Somerset, Duke of.
- 1H6. II. iv;
- 2H6. I. i.
- Somerset, Duke of. 3H6. IV. i.
- Somerville, Sir John. 3H6. V. i.
- Son that hath killed his father. 3H6. II. v.
- Soothsayers.
- A&C. I. ii;
- Cym. IV. ii;
- JC. I. ii.
- Southwell, John. 2H6. I. iv.
- Speed. TGV. I. i.
- Spirits. 2H6. I. iv.
- Spring (Ver). LLL. V. ii.
- Stafford, Lord. 3H6.*
- Stafford, Sir Humphrey. 2H6. IV. ii.
- Stafford, William. 2H6. IV. ii.
- Stanley, Lord, Earl of Derby. R3. I. iii.
- Stanley, Sir John. 2H6. II. iv.
- Stanley, Sir William. 3H6. IV. v.*
- Starveling. MND. I. ii.
- Stephano. Merch.*
- Stephano. Tmp. II. ii.
- Steward. AWEW. I. iii.
- Strangers. Tim. III. ii.
- Strato. JC. V. v.
- Suffolk, Earl and Duke of.
- 1H6. II. iv;
- 2H6. I. i.
- Suffolk, Duke of. H8. II. ii.
- Surrey, Earl of. 2H4.*
- Surrey, Earl of. R2. IV. i.
- Surrey, Earl of. R3. V. iii.
- Surrey, Lord. H8. III. ii.
- Surveyor. H8. I. ii.
- Tailor. TofS. IV. ii.
- Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury. 1H6. I. iv.
- Talbot, John. 1H6. I. iv.
- Tamora, Queen of Goths. TA. I. i.
- Taurus. A&C. III. viii.
- Thaisa. Per. II. ii.
- Thaliard. Per. I. i.
- Thersites. T&C. II. i.
- Theseus. MND. I. i.
- Thieves. 1H4. II. ii.
- Thisbe. MND. V. i.
- Thomas, Friar. Meas. I. iii.
- Thurio. TGV. II. iv.
- Thyreus (Thidias). A&C. III. xii.
- Timandra. Tim. IV. iii.
- Time (chorus). WT. IV. i.
- Timon. Tim. I. i.
- Titania. MND. II. i.
- Titinius. JC. IV. iii.
- Titus. Tim. III. iv.
- Titus Andronicus. TA. I. i.
- Titus Lartius. Cor. I. i.
- Touchstone. AYLI. I. ii.
- Townsmen of St. Albans. 2H6. II. i.
- Tranio. TofS. I. i.
- Travellers. 1H4. II. ii.
- Travers. 2H4. I. i.
- Trebonius. JC. II. i.
- Tressel. R3. I. iii.*
- Tribunes, Roman:
- Cym. III. vii;
- TA. I. i.
- Trinculo. Tmp. II. ii.
- Troilus. T&C. I. i.
- Tubal. Merch. III. i.
- Tullus Aufidius. Cor. I. ii.
- Tutor. 3H6. I. iii.
- Tybalt. R&J. I. i.
- Tyrrel, Sir James. R3. IV. ii.
- Ulysses. T&C. I. iii.
- Ursula. MAdo. II. i.
- Urswick, Christopher. R3. IV. v.
- Valentine. TwN. I. iv.
- Valentine. TGV. I. i.
- Valentine. TA.*
- Valeria. Cor. I. iii.
- Varrius. A&C. II. i.
- Varro, servant. Tim. II. ii.
- Varro. JC. IV. iii.
- Vaughan, Sir Thomas. R3. III. iii.
- Vaux. 2H6. III. ii.
- Vaux, Sir Nicholas. H8. II. i.
- Venice, Duke of. Merch. IV. i.
- Venice, Duke of. Oth. I. iii.
- Ventidius. A&C. III. i.
- Ventidius. Tim. I. ii.
- Verges. MAdo. III. iii.
- Vernon. 1H6. II. iv.
- Vernon, Sir Richard. 1H4. IV. i.
- Vincentio. TofS. IV. v.
- Vincentio, Duke. Meas. I. i.
- Vintner. 1H4. II. iv.
- Viola. TwN. I. ii.
- Violenta. AWEW. III. v.
- Virgilia. Cor. I. iii.
- Volsce, a. Cor. IV. iii.
- Voltimand. Hml. I. ii.
- Volumnia. Cor. I. iii.
- Volumnius. JC. V. v.
- Wall, MND. V. i.
- Warders. 1H6. I. iii.
- Wart. 2H4. III. ii.
- Warwick (Beauchamp), Earl of.
- 2H4. III. i;
- H5. IV. viii;
- 1H6. II. iv.
- Warwick (Nevil), Earl of.
- 2H6. I. i;
- 3H6. I. i.
- Watchmen:
- Cor. V. ii;
- 3H6. IV. iii;
- MAdo. III. iii;
- R&J. V. iii.
- Westminster, Abbot of. R2. IV. i.
- Westmoreland, Earl of.
- 1H4. I. i;
- 2H4. IV. i;
- H5. I. ii.
- Westmoreland, Earl of. 3H6. I. i.
- Whitmore, Walter. 2H6. IV. i.
- Widow. TofS. V. ii.
- Widow, of Florence. AWEW. III. v.
- William. AYLI. V. i.
- Williams. H5. IV. i.
- Willoughby, Lord. R2. II. i.
- Winchester, Bishop of.
- 1H6. I. i;
- 2H6. I. i.
- Winchester (Gardiner), Bishop of. H8. V. i.
- Witches. Mcb. I. i.
- Wolsey, Cardinal. H8. I. i.
- Woodville. 1H6. I. iii.
- Worcester, Earl of. 1H4. I. iii.
- York, Archbishop of. See [Rotherham] and [Scroop].
- York, Duchess of. R2. V. ii.
- York, Duchess of. R3. II. ii.
- York, Duke of. H5. IV. iii.
- York, Duke of. See [Richard].
- York, Duke of. See [Richard, son of Edward IV].
- York, Edmund Langley, Duke of. R2. II. i.
- Young Marcius. Cor. V. iii.