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THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY

don pedro, Prince of Aragon
benedick, of Padua	}
claudio, of Florence	} lords, companions of Don Pedro

balthasar, attendant on Don Pedro, a singer

don john, the bastard brother of Don Pedro
borachio	}
conrad	} followers of Don John
leonato, Governor of Messina
hero, his daughter
beatrice, an orphan, his niece
antonio, an old man, brother of Leonato
margaret		}
ursula		} waiting-gentlewomen attendant on Hero

friar Francis

dogberry, the Constable in charge of the Watch
verges, the Headborough, Dogberry's partner
A sexton
watchmen
watchmen

A boy, serving Benedick

Attendants and messengers