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| Melun | 'King JOHN' A French lord. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Menas | 'Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Pompey. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Menecrates | 'Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Pompey. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Menelaus | 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' Brother to the Greek general. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Menenius | 'The Tragedy of Coriolanus.' Menenius Agrippa, friend to Coriolanus. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Menteith | 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' A nobleman of Scotland. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Mercutio | 'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Kinsman to Prince Escalus and friend to Romeo. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Messala | 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' Supportor of Brutus. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Metellus | 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A conspirator against Caesar. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Michael | 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Sir Michael, a friend to the Archbishop of York. 'Henry VI, Part 2' Michael and his company are followers of Jack Cade, a rebel. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Milan | 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' The Duke of Milan, father to Silvia. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Minola | 'The Taming of the Shrew' Baptista Minola, a gentleman of Padua. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Montague | 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Marquis of Montague. 'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Romeo's father, Head of the Montague house, at variance with the Capulets. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Montano | 'The Tragedy of Othello' A Cypriot official. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Montgomery | 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Sir John Montgomery. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Montjoy | 'King Henry V' A French herald. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Moonshine | 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Starveling, a tailor, acts as Moonshine in the play within the play. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
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| Morgan | 'Cymbeline' The disguised identity of Belarius, a banished lord. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Morocco | 'The Merchant of Venice' The Prince of Morocco, suitor to Portia. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Mortimer | 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Earl of March. 'Henry VI, Part 1' Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Sir John Mortimer, uncle to the Duke of York. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Morton | 'King Richard III' John Morton, Bishop of Ely. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Moth | 'Love's Labours Lost' Page to Armado. 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' A fairy. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Mouldy | 'King Henry IV, Part 2' Ralph Mouldy, a country soldier. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Mowbray | 'King Henry IV, Part 2' Lord Mowbray, retainer of Northumberland and opposite against King Henry IV. 'King Richard The Second' Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Mustardseed | 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' A fairy. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Mutius | 'The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Son to Titus Andronicus. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Nathaniel | 'Love's Labours Lost' Sir Nathaniel, a curate. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Nestor | 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' A Greek Commander. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Nicanor | 'The Tragedy of Coriolanus.' A Roman. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Nicholas | 'King Henry the Eighth' Sir Nicholas Vaux. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Norfolk | 'King Henry VI, Part IN' and 'King Henry VIM' Duke of Norfolk. 'King Henry IV, Part 2' Lord Mowbray, retainer of Northumberland. 'King Richard The Second' Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk. 'King Richard III' Duke of Norfolk. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Northumberland | 'King Henry IV, 1 and 2' Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland. 'King Henry VI, Part III' Earl of Northumberland 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' Siward, Earl of Northumberland, English general, and Young Siward, his son. 'Richard II' Earl of Northumberland. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Norway | 'Hamlet, Prince of Denmark' Fortinbras, Prince of Norway. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
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| Nym | 'King Henry V' Soldier in the King's army. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' A Follower of Falstaff. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Oberon | 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' King of the Fairies. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Octavius | 'Antony and Cleopatra'. Octavius Caesar, Roman triumvir. 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' Triumvir after Caesar's death, later Augustus Caesar, first emperor of Rome. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Oliver | 'As You Like It' Son of Sir Rowland de Boys. 'As You Like It' Sir Oliver Martext, a vicar. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Orleans | 'King Henry V' Duke of Orleans. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Orsino | 'Twelfth Night', also called 'What You Will' Orsino, Duke of Illyria. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Oswald | 'Tragedy of King Lear' Steward to Goneril. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Othello | 'The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice' Othello, the Moor, general of the Venetian forces. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Oxford | 'King Henry the Sixth, Part IN' Earl of Oxford. 'King Richard III' Earl of Oxford. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Page | 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' A Gentleman of Windsor. Also William Page, his son. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Pandarus | 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' Uncle to Cressida. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Pander | 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' A Pander. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Pandulph | 'King John' Cardinal Pandulph, the Pope's legate. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Panthino | 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' Servant to Antonio. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Paris | 'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Paris, a young Count, kinsman to the Prince of Verona. 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' King Priam's son. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Parolles | 'All's Well That Ends Well.' A follower of Bertram, Count of Rousillon. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
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| Part 1 and 2' | Variant of Edmund: 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Earl of March. Scroop | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Patroclus | 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' A Greek commander. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Peaseblossom | 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' A fairy. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Pedro | 'The Merchant of Venice' The Prince of Arragon, suitor to Portia. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Pembroke | 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' and 'King John' Earl of Pembroke. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Pentapolis | 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Simonides, King of Pentapolis. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Pericles | 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Prince of Tyre. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Peter | 'King Henry IV, Part 2' Peter Bullcalf, a country soldier. 'Henry VI, Part 2' Thomas Horner's man. 'King John' Peter of Pomfret, a prophet. 'Measure for Measure' A friar. 'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Servant to Juliet's nurse. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Peto | 'King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2' An irregular humorist. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Petruchio | 'The Taming of the Shrew' Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, a suitor to Katherina. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Philario | 'Cymbeline' An Italian friend to Posthumus. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Philemon | 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Servant to Cerimon. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Philip | 'King John' Bastard half brother to Robert Faulconbridge. 'King John' King Philip of France. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Philo | 'Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Mark Antony. | Male | Shakespearean | - |
| Philostrate | 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Master of the Revels to Theseus. | Male | Shakespearean | - |