Dramatis Personae

• 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

• Antonio, his brother

• Balthasar, attendant to Don Pedro

• Conrade, follower of Don John

• Borachio, follower of Don John

• Friar Francis

• Dogberry, a constable

• Verges, a headborough

• A sexton

• A boy

• Hero, daughter to Leonato

• Beatrice, niece to Leonato

• Margaret, gentlewoman attending on Hero

• Ursula, gentlewoman attending on Hero

• Messengers, watch, attendants, etc.

Scene: Messina