RICHARD III

THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY

king edward iv
duchess of york, his mother
prince edward				}
Richard, the young Duke of york	}his sons
George, Duke of clarence					}
richard, Duke of gloucester, later king richard	} his brothers
Clarence's son
Clarence's daughter

queen elizabeth, King Edward's wife
Anthony Woodville, Earl rivers, her brother
Marquis of dorset	}
Lord gray			}her sons
Sir Thomas vaughan

ghost of king henry the Sixth
queen margaret, his widow
ghost of prince edward, his son
lady anne, Prince Edward's widow

William, lord hastings, Lord Chamberlain
Lord stanley, Earl of Derby, his friend
henry earl of richmond, later king henry vii, Stanley's son-in-law
Earl of oxford		}
Sir James blunt		} Richmond's followers
Sir Walter herbert	}

Duke of buckingham		}
Duke of norfolk			}
Sir Richard ratcliffe		}
Sir William catesby		}Richard Gloucester's followers
Sir James tyrrel			}
Two murderers			}
A page				}

cardinal
Bishop of ely
John, a priest
christopher, a Priest

Sir Robert brackenbury, Lieutenant of the Tower of London
Lord mayor of London
A scrivener

Hastings, a pursuivant
sheriff
Aldermen and Citizens

Attendants, two bishops, messengers, soldiers