Shakespeare's Characters in Much Ado About Nothing

DON PEDRO, Prince of Arragon

DON JOHN, his bastard Brother

CLAUDIO, a young Lord of Florence

BENEDICK, a young Lord of Padua

LEONATO, Governor of Messina

HERO, Daughter to Leonato

BEATRICE, Niece to Leonato

ANTONIO, his Brother

MARGARET, URSULA, Waiting-gentlewomen attending on Hero

BALTHAZAR, Servant to Don Pedro

BORACHIO, CONRADE, followers of Don John

DOGBERRY, a Constable

VERGES, a Headborough

FRIAR FRANCIS

A Sexton

A Boy

Messengers, Watch, Attendants