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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Shakespeare

MACBETH

Macbeth is a play written by Shakespeare. It is set in the end of the fourth act in England; through the rest of the play in Scotland. It opens in an open place with thunder and lightning, whereupon enter 3 witches.
Macbeth is the title character in the play. He is a general in the King's army.
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MACDUFF

Macduff is a Scottish nobleman in Macbeth.
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MACMORRIS

Macmorris is an officer in the King's army in King Henry V.
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MALCOLM

Malcolm is son of Duncan in Macbeth.
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MALVOLIO

Malvolio is steward to Olivia in Twelfth-Night.
Research Malvolio

MAMILLIUS

Mamillius is a young Prince of Sicilia in The Winter's Tale.
Research Mamillius

MARCELLUS

Marcellus is an officer in Hamlet.
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MARCIUS

Marcius is son to Coriolanus.
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MARCUS ANTONIUS

Marcus Antonius is a character in Julius Caesar.
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MARCUS BRUTUS

Marcus Brutus is a conspirator in Julius Caesar.
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MARDIAN

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

MARGARELON

Margarelon is a bastard son to Priam in Troilus and Cressida.
Research Margarelon

MARGARET

Margaret is a gentlewoman attending on Hero.
Margaret is the daughter to Reignier in King Henry VI part I.
Margaret is the Queen to King Henry VI part II.
Margaret is widow of King Henry VI in King Richard III.
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MARGERY JOURDAIN

Margery Jourdain is a witch in King Henry VI part II.
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MARIA

Maria is a lady attending on the Princess of France in Love's Labour's Lost.
Maria is Olivia's woman in Twelfth-Night.
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MARIANA

Mariana is the betrothed to Angelo.
Mariana is a neighbour and friend to the widow in All's Well That Ends Well.
Research Mariana

MARINA

Marina is daughter to Pericles and Thaisa in Pericles.
Research Marina

MARK ANTONY

Mark Antony is a trimvir in Antony and Cleopatra.
Research Mark Antony

MARQUESS OF DORSET

The Marquess of Dorset is a character in King Richard III.
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MARQUESS OF MONTAGUE

The Marquess of Montague is a character in King Henry VI part III.
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MARTIUS

Martius is a son to Titus Andronicus
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MARULLUS

Marullus is a tribune in Julius Caesar.
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MAYOR OF LONDON

The mayor of London is a character in King Henry VI part I.
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MAYOR OF YORK

The mayor of York is a character in King Henry VI part III.
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MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Measure for measure is a play written by Shakespeare. It is set in Vienna. It opens at an apartment in the Duke's palace whereupon enter Duke, Escalus, lords and attendants.
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MECAENAS

Mecaenas is a friend of Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra.
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MELUN

Melun is a French lord in King John.
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MENAS

Menas is a friend of Pompey in Antony and Cleopatra.
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MENECRATES

Menecrates is a friend of Pompey in Antony and Cleopatra.
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MENELAUS

Menelaus is brother to Agamemnon.
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MENENIUS AGRIPPA

Menenius Agrippa is a friend to Coriolanus.
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MENTETH

Menteth is a Scottish nobleman in Macbeth.
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MERCADE

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

MERCUTIO

Mercutio is a friend of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.
Research Mercutio

MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

The Merry Wives of Windsor is a play written by Shakespeare. It is set in Windsor and the adjacent parts. It opens in Windsor, before Page's house whereupon enter Justice Shallow, Slender and Sir Hugh Evans.
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MESSALA

Messala is a character in Julius Caesar.
Research Messala

METELLUS CIMBER

Metellus Cimber is a conspirator in Julius Caesar.
Research Metellus Cimber

MIRANDA

Miranda is the daughter of Prospero.
Research Miranda

MISTRESS FORD

Mistress Ford is the wife of Ford.
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MISTRESS OVERDONE

Mistress Overdone is a bawd in Measure for Measure.
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MISTRESS PAGE

Mistress Page is the wife of Page in the Merry Wives of Windsor.
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MISTRESS QUICKLY

Mistress Quickly is a servant to doctor Caius. Mistress Quickly is the hostess of a tavern in Eastcheap in King Henry IV part 1. Mistress Quickly is a hostess in King Henry V.
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MONTAGUE

Montague is the head of a house at variance with Capulet in Romeo and Juliet.
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MONTANO

Montano is the governor of Cyprus in Othello.
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MONTJOY

Montjoy is a French herald in King Henry V.
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MOPSA

Mopsa is a shepherdess in The Winter's Tale.
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MORTON

Morton is a retainer of the Earl of Northumberland in King Henry IV part II.
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MOTH

Moth is a page to Armado in Love's Labour's Lost.
Moth is a fairy in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Research Moth

MOULDY

Mouldy is a recruit in King Henry IV part II.
Research Mouldy

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Much ado about nothing is a play written by Shakespeare. It is set in Messina and opens before Leonato's house whereupon enter Leonato, Hero, Beatrice and others with a messenger.
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MUSTARD-SEED

Mustard-seed is a fairy in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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MUTIUS

Mutius is a son to Titus Andronicus.
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NERISSA

Nerissa is the waiting-maid to Portia.
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NESTOR

Nestor is a Grecian commander in Troilus and Cressida.
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NYM

Nym is a follower of Falstaff and character in King Henry V.
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OBERON

Oberon is the King of the fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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OCTAVIA

Octavia is sister to Caesar and wife to mark Antony in Antony and Cleopatra.
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OCTAVIUS CAESAR

Octavius Caesar is a character in Julius Caesar. Octavius Caesar is a trimvir in Antony and Cleopatra.
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OLD GOBBO

Old Gobbo is the father of Launcelot Gobbo.
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OLIVER

Oliver is a son of Sir Rowland de Bois in As You Like It.
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OLIVIA

Olivia is a rich countess in Twelfth-Night.
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OPHELIA

Ophelia is the daughter of Polonius.
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ORLANDO

Orlando is a son of Sir Rowland de Bois in As You Like It.
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ORSINO

Orsino is the Duke of Illyria in Twelfth-Night.
Research Orsino

OSRICK

Osrick is a courtier in Hamlet.
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OSWALD

Oswald is steward to Goneril in King Lear.
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OTHELLO

Othello is a play written by Shakespeare. It is set for the first act, in Venice; during the rest of the play, at a sea-port in Cyprus. It opens in a street in Venice whereupon enter Roderigo and Iago.
Othello is a noble moor in the service of the Ventian state.
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PAGE

Page is a gentleman dwelling at Windsor in the Merry Wives of Windsor.

PANDARUS

Pandarus is uncle to Cressida in Troilus and Cressida.
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PANTHINO

Panthino is a servant to Antonio in the Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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PARIS

Paris is son to Priam in Troilus and Cressida.
Paris is a young nobleman in Romeo and Juliet.

PAROLLES

Parolles is a follower of Bertram.
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PATROCLUS

Patroclus is a Grecian commander in Troilus and Cressida.
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PAULINA

Paulina is wife to Antigonus in The Winter's Tale.
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PEASE-BLOSSOM

Pease-blossom is a fairy in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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PERDITA

Perdita is daughter to Leontes and Hermione.
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PERICLES

Pericles is a play written by Shakespeare. It is set dispersedly in various countries. It opens before the palace of Antioch with Gower.
Pericles is the Prince of Tyre in the play.
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PETER

Peter is a friar in Measure for Measure.
Peter is a servant to Capulet in Romeo and Juliet.
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PETER OF POMFRET

Peter of Pomfret is a character in King John.
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PETO

Peto is a character in King Henry IV part 1 and in King Henry IV part II.
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PETRUCHIO

Petruchio is a gentleman of Verona in The Taming of The Shrew.
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PHEBE

Phebe is a shepherdess in As You Like It.
Research Phebe

PHILARIO

Philario is a friend to Posthumus in Cymberline.
Research Philario

PHILEMON

Philemon is servant to Cerimon in Pericles.
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PHILIP

Philip is the King of France in King John.
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PHILIP FAULCONBRIDGE

Philip Faulconbridge is a character in King John.
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PHILO

Philo is a friend of Mark Antony in Antony and Cleopatra.
Research Philo

PHILOSTRATE

Philostrate is master of the revels to Theseus.
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PHILOTUS

Philotus is a servant in Timon of Athens.
Research Philotus

PHRYNIA

Phrynia is a mistress to Alcibiades in Timon of Athens.
Research Phrynia

PINCH

Pinch is a schoolmaster in The Comedy of Errors.
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PINDARUS

Pindarus is a servant to Cassius in Julius Caesar.
Research Pindarus

PISANIO

Pisanio is servant to Posthumus in Cymberline.
Research Pisanio

PISTOL

Pistol is a follower of Falstaff in King Henry IV part II.
Pistol is a character in King Henry V.

POINS

Poins is a character in King Henry IV part 1 and in King Henry IV part II.
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POLIXENES

Polixenes is the King of Bohemia in The Winter's Tale.
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POLONIUS

Polonius is lord chamberlain in Hamlet.
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POPILIUS LENA

Popilius Lena is a senator in Julius Caesar.
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PORTIA

Portia is a rich heiress in The Merchant of Venice.
Portia is wife to Brutus in Julius Caesar.
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PRIAM

Priam is the King of Troy in Troilus and Cressida.
Research Priam

PRINCE HENRY

Prince Henry is the son of King John.
Research Prince Henry

PRINCE HUMPHREY OF GLOSTER

Prince Humphrey of Gloster is a son to King Henry IV in King Henry IV part II.
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PRINCE JOHN OF LANCASTER

Prince John of Lancaster is a son of King Henry IV in King Henry IV part 1 and in King Henry IV part II.
Research Prince John of Lancaster

PRINCE OF ARRAGON

The Prince of Arragon is a suitor to Portia.
Research Prince of Arragon

PRINCE OF MOROCCO

The prince of Morocco is a suitor to Portia.
Research Prince of Morocco

PROCULEIUS

Proculeius is a friend of Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra.
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PROSPERO

Prospero is the right Duke of Milan in the tempest.
Research Prospero

PROTEUS

Proteus is a gentleman in the Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Research Proteus

PUBLIUS

Publius is son to Marcus Andronicus in Titus Andronicus.
Publius is a senator in Julius Caesar.
Research Publius

PUCK

Puck is a fairy in A Midsummer Night's Dream. He is also called Robin Good- Fellow.
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