Dramatis Personae

• Ferdinand, King of Navarre

• Biron, lord attending on the King

• Longaville, lord attending on the King

• Dumain, lord attending on the King

• Boyet, lord attending on the Princess of France

• Mercade, lord attending on the Princess of France

• Don Adriano de Armado, a fantastical Spaniard

• Sir Nathaniel, a curate

• Holofernes, a schoolmaster

• Dull, a constable

• Costard, a clown

• Moth, page to Armado

• A forester

• The Princess of France

• Rosaline, lady attending on the Princess

• Maria, lady attending on the Princess

• Katharine, lady attending on the Princess

• Jaquenetta, a country wench

• Lords, attendants, etc.

Scene: Navarre.