Dramatis Personae
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Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon
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Don John, his bastard brother
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Claudio, a young lord of Florence
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Benedick, a young lord of Padua
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Leonato, governor of Messina
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Antonio, his brother
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Balthasar, attendant to Don Pedro
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Conrade, follower of Don John
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Borachio, follower of Don John
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Friar Francis
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Dogberry, a constable
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Verges, a headborough
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A sexton
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A boy
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Hero, daughter to Leonato
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Beatrice, niece to Leonato
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Margaret, gentlewoman attending on Hero
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Ursula, gentlewoman attending on Hero
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Messengers, watch, attendants, etc.
Scene: Messina