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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Shakespeare

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play written by Shakespeare. It is set in Athens and a wood not far from it. It opens in a room in the palace of Theseus.
Research A Midsummer Night's Dream

AARON

Aaron is a moor in Titus Andronicus.
Research Aaron

ABBOT OF WESTMINSTER

The Abbot of Westminster is a character in King Richard II.
Research Abbot of Westminster

ABHORSON

Abhorson is an executioner in Measure for Measure.
Research Abhorson

ABRAM

Abram is a servant to Montague in Romeo and Juliet.
Research Abram

ACHILLES

Achilles is a Grecian commander in Troilus and Cressida.
Research Achilles

ADAM

Adam is a servant to Oliver in As You Like It.

ADRIAN

Adrian is a lord in the tempest.
Research Adrian

ADRIANA

Adriana is wife to Antipholus of Ephesus.
Research Adriana

AEGEON

Aegeon is a merchant of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors.
Research Aegeon

AEMIL LEPIDUS

Aemil Lepidus is a character in Julius Caesar.
Aemil Lepidus is a trimvir in Antony and Cleopatra.
Research Aemil Lepidus

AEMILIA

Aemilia is wife to Aegeon.
Research Aemilia

AEMILIUS

Aemilius is a noble Roman in Titus Andronicus.
Research Aemilius

AENEAS

Aeneas is a Trojan commander in Troilus and Cressida.
Research Aeneas

AGAMEMNON

Agamemnon is the Grecian general in Troilus and Cressida.
Research Agamemnon

AGRIPPA

Agrippa is a friend of Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra.
Research Agrippa

AJAX

Ajax is a Grecian commander in Troilus and Cressida.
Research Ajax

ALARBUS

Alarbus is a son to Tamora in Titus Andronicus.
Research Alarbus

ALCIBIADES

Alcibiades is an Athenian captain in Timon of Athens.
Research Alcibiades

ALEXANDER

Alexander is servant to Cressida.

ALEXANDER IDEN

Alexander Iden is a Kentish gentleman in King Henry VI part II.
Research Alexander Iden

ALEXAS

Alexas is an attendant on Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra.
Research Alexas

ALICE

Alice is a lady attending on Katharine in King Henry V.
Research Alice

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

All's well that ends well is a play written by Shakespeare. It is set partly in France and partly in Tuscany. It opens in a room in the countesses palace in Rousillon.
Research All's Well That Ends Well

ALONSO

Alonso is the King of Naples in the Tempest.
Research Alonso

AMIENS

Amiens is a lord attending upon the exiled Duke in As You Like It.
Research Amiens

ANDROMACHE

Andromache is wife to Hector in Troilus and Cressida.
Research Andromache

ANGELO

Angelo is the deputy in Measure for Measure.
Angelo is a goldsmith in The Comedy of Errors.
Research Angelo

ANGUS

Angus is a Scottish nobleman in Macbeth.
Research Angus

ANNE BULLEN

Anne Bullen is Queen Katharine's maid of honour in King Henry VIII.
Research Anne Bullen

ANNE PAGE

Anne Page is the daughter of Page. She is in love with Fenton in the Merry Wives of Windsor.
Research Anne Page

ANTENOR

Antenor is a Trojan commander in Troilus and Cressida.
Research Antenor

ANTIGONUS

Antigonus is a lord of Sicilia in The Winter's Tale.
Research Antigonus

ANTIOCHUS

Antiochus is the King of Antioch in Pericles.
Research Antiochus

ANTIPHOLUS

Antipholus is the name of two twin brother; Antipholus of Ephesus and
Antipholus of Syracuse. They are sons of Aegeon and Aemilia.
Research Antipholus

ANTONIO

Antonio is the brother of Prospero. He is the usurping Duke of Milan.
Antonio is the father of Proteus.
Antonio is the brother of Leonato.
Antonio is The Merchant of Venice.
Antonio is a sea-captain and friend to Sebastian in Twelfth-Night.
Research Antonio

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

Antony and Cleopatra is a play written by Shakespeare. It is set in several parts of the Roman empire. It opens in a room in Cleopatra's palace in alexandria.
Research Antony and Cleopatra

APEMANTUS

Apemantus is a churlish philosopher in Timon of Athens.
Research Apemantus

ARCHBISOP OF CANTERBURY

The Archbisop of Canterbury is a character in King Henry V.
Research Archbisop of Canterbury

ARCHIBALD

Archibald is the Earl of Douglas in King Henry IV part 1.
Research Archibald

ARCHIDAMUS

Archidamus is a lord of Bohemia in The Winter's Tale.
Research Archidamus

ARIEL

Ariel is an airy spirit serving the magician Prospero in the Tempest.
Research Ariel

ARTEMIDORUS

Artemidorus is a sophist of Cnidos in Julius Caesar.
Research Artemidorus

ARTHUR

Arthur is Duke of Bretagne in King John.
Research Arthur

ARVIRAGUS

Arviragus is son to Cymberline disguised under the name of Cadwal.
Research Arviragus

AS YOU LIKE IT

As you like it is a play written by Shakespeare. It is set first near oliver' s house; afterwards, in the usurper's court, and in the forest of Arden. It opens in an orchard near oliver's house whereupon enter orlando and adam.
Research As you like it

AUDREY

Audrey is a country wench in As You Like It.
Research Audrey

AUTOLYCUS

Autolycus is a rogue in The Winter's Tale.
Research Autolycus

BAGOT

Bagot is a creature to King Richard II.
Research Bagot

BALTHASAR

Balthasar is servant to Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.
Research Balthasar

BALTHAZAR

Balthazar is a merchant in The Comedy of Errors.
Balthazar is a servant to Don Pedro.
Balthazar is a servant to Portia.
Research Balthazar

BANQUO

Banquo is a general in the King's army in Macbeth. After his murder at the hands of Macbeth, he returns in the play as a ghost to haunt his killer.
Research Banquo

BAPTISTA

Baptista is a rich gentleman of Padua in The Taming of The Shrew.
Research Baptista

BARDOLPH

Bardolph is a follower of Falstaff.
Bardolph is a character in King Henry IV part 1 and in King Henry IV part II and in King Henry V.
Research Bardolph

BARNARDINE

Barnardine is a dissolute prisoner in Measure for Measure.
Research Barnardine

BASSANIO

Bassanio is a friend to Antonio The Merchant of Venice. He is also Portias's lover and successful wooer.
Research Bassanio

BASSET

Basset is a character in King Henry VI part I.
Research Basset

BASSIANUS

Bassianus is brother to Saturnius in Titus Andronicus.
Research Bassianus

BASTARD OF ORLEANS

The bastard of Orleans is a character in King Henry VI part I.
Research Bastard of Orleans

BATES

Bates is a soldier in King Henry V.
Research Bates

BEATRICE

Beatrice is the niece of Leonato.
Research Beatrice

BELARIUS

Belarius is a banished lord disguised under the name of Morgan in Cymbeline.
Research Belarius

BENEDICK

Benedick is a young lord of Padua in Much Ado About Nothing. Although he scoffs at the idea of marriage, he ends up marrying Beatrice.
Research Benedick

BENVOLIO

Benvolio is a friend to Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.
Research Benvolio

BERNARDO

Bernardo is an officer in Hamlet.
Research Bernardo

BERTRAM

Bertram is Count of Rousillon in All's Well That Ends Well.
Research Bertram

BIANCA

Bianca is a daughter to Baptista.
Bianca is mistress to Cassio in Othello.
Research Bianca

BIONDELLO

Biondello is a servant to Lucentio in The Taming of The Shrew.
Research Biondello

BIRON

Biron is a lord attending on Ferdinand in Love's Labour's Lost.
Research Biron

BISHOP OF CARLISLE

The Bishop of Carlisle is a character in King Richard II.
Research Bishop of Carlisle

BISHOP OF ELY

The Bishop of Ely is a character in King Henry V.
Research Bishop of Ely

BISHOP OF LINCOLN

The Bishop of Lincoln is a character in King Henry VIII.
Research Bishop of Lincoln

BLANCH

Blanch is the daughter of Alphonso King of Castile.
Research Blanch

BOLINGBROKE

Bolingbroke is a conjurer in King Henry VI part II.
Research Bolingbroke

BONA

Bona is sister to the French Queen in King Henry VI part III.
Research Bona

BORACHIO

Borachio is a follower of John in Much Ado About Nothing.
Research Borachio

BOTTOM

Bottom is a weaver in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

BOULT

Boult is servant to the pander in Pericles.
Research Boult

BOYET

Boyet is a lord attending on the Princess of France in Love's Labour's Lost.
Research Boyet

BRABANTIO

Brabantio is a senator in Othello.
Research Brabantio

BULL-CALF

Bull-calf is a recruit in King Henry IV part II.
Research Bull-calf

BUSHY

Bushy is a creature to King Richard II.

 
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