| Aaron |
'The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' A Moor, beloved by Tamora. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Abergavenny |
'King Henry the Eighth' Lord Abergavenny. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Abhorson |
'Measure for Measure' An executioner. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Abram |
'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Servant to Montague. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Achilles |
'The History of Troilus and Cressida' A Greek commander. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Adrian |
'The Tragedy of Coriolanus.' A Volscian. 'The Tempest' A lord. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Adriano |
'Love's Labours Lost' Don Adriano De Armado, fantastical Spaniard. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Aegeon |
'The Comedy of Errors' A merchant of Syracuse. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Aegion |
'The Comedy of Errors' Father to the twin brothers Antipholus of Ephesus, and Antipholus of Syracuse. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Aemilius |
'Antony and Cleopatra'. Aemilius Lepidus, Roman triumvir. 'The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' A noble Roman. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Aeneas |
'The History of Troilus and Cressida' A Trojan commander. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Agamemnon |
'The History of Troilus and Cressida' The Greek general. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Agrippa |
'Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Caesar. 'The Tragedy of Coriolanus.' Menenius Agrippa, friend to Coriolanus. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Aguecheek |
'Twelfth Night', also called 'What You Will' Sir Andrew Aguecheek. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Ajax |
'The History of Troilus and Cressida' A Greek commander. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Alarbus |
'The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Son to Tamora. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Albany |
'Tragedy of King Lear' Duke of Albany. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Alcibiades |
'The Life of Timon of Athens' A flattering lord, and an Athenian captain. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Alencon |
'Henry VI, Part 1' Duke Of Alencon. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Alexander |
'Henry VI, Part 2' Alexander Iden, a Kentish gentleman. 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' Servant to Cressida. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Alexas |
'Antony and Cleopatra'. Attendant on Cleopatra. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Alonso |
'The Tempest' Alonso, King of Naples. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Amiens |
'As You Like It' Lord attending on the |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Andrew |
banished Duke. 'Twelfth Night', also called 'What You |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Andronicus |
Will' Sir Andrew Aguecheek. 'The Tragedy of Coriolanus.' Titus |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Angelo |
Lartius, a general against the Volscians. 'The Life of Timon of Athens' Timon's servant. 'The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Titus Andronicus, a noble Romanj. Also Marcus Andronicus, Tribune, and brother to Titus. 'The Comedy of Errors' A goldsmith. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Angus |
'Measure for Measure' The Deputy. 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' A nobleman |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Anjou |
of Scotland. 'Henry VI, Part 1' Reignier, Duke of |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Antenor |
Anjou, and titular King of Naples. 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' A |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Anthony |
Trojan commander. 'King Henry the Eighth' Sir Anthony |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Antigonus |
Denny. 'The Winter's Tale' Lord of Sicilia. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Antiochus |
'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' King of Antioch. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Antipholus |
'The Comedy of Errors' Twin brothers, |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Antonio |
both named Antipholus, sons to Aemelia and Aegion. Antipholus of Ephesus, and Antipholus OF Syracuse. 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' Father to |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Antony |
Proteus. 'The Merchant of Venice' The merchant. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Brother to Governor of Messina. 'The Tempest' The usurping Duke of Milan. 'Twelfth Night' (What You Will) A sea captain, friend of Sebastian. 'Antony and Cleopatra' and 'The |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Apemantus |
Tragedy of Julius Caesar.' Mark Antony, roman triumvir and Cleopatra's lover. 'The Life of Timon of Athens' A |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Archbishop of |
flattering lord, and a churlish philosopher. Variant of Edmund: 'King Henry IV, Part |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Archidamusa |
Douglas. 'The Winter's Tale' Lord of Bohemia. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Ariel |
'The Tempest' An airy, mischievous spirit. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Arragon |
'The Merchant of Venice' The Prince of Arragon, suitor to Portia. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Artemidorus |
'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A teacher of rhetoric. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Arthur |
'King John' Arthur, Duke of Britaine. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Arviragus |
'Cymbeline' Son to Cymbeline, disguised under the name of Cadwal, a supposed son to Belarius. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Aufidius |
'The Tragedy of Coriolanus.' Tullus Aufidius, General of the Volscians. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Aumerle |
'King Richard The Second' Duke of Aumerle, son of the Duke of York. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Autolycus |
'The Winter's Tale' A rogue. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Bagot |
'King Richard The Second' A favorite of King Richard. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Balthasar |
'The Merchant of Venice' Servant to Portia. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Attendant on Don Pedro. 'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Servant to Romeo. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Balthazar |
'The Comedy of Errors' A merchant. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Banquo |
'The Tragedy of Macbeth' Thane of Lochaber, a general in the King Duncan's army. After his murder, his ghost appears to Macbeth. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Baptista |
'The Taming of the Shrew' Baptista Minola, a gentleman of Padua. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Bardolph |
'King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2' An irregular humorist. 'King Henry IV, Part 2' Lord Bardolph, retainer of Northumberland. 'King Henry V' Soldier in the King's army. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' A Follower of Falstaff. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Barnardine |
'Measure for Measure' A dissolute prisoner. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Bassanio |
'The Merchant of Venice' Friend to Antonia, who borrows from Antonio to pursue his successful suit for Portia. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Basset |
'Henry VI, Part 1' Member of the Red Rose or Lancaster faction. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Bassianus |
'The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Brother to Saturninus. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Bates |
'King Henry V' Soldier in the King's army. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Beaufort |
'Henry VI, Part 1' Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, great-uncle to king Henry VI, Bishop of Winchester, and afterwards, in 'Henry VI, Part 2', Cardinal Beaufort. Cardinal. 'Henry VI, Part 1' John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, afterwards Duke. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Bedford |
'King Henry V' Duke of Bedford, brother to the King. 'Henry VI, Part 1' Duke of Bedford, uncle to King Henry VI, and Regent of France. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Belarius |
'Cymbeline' A banished lord, disguised under the name of Morgan. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Belch |
'Twelfth Night', also called 'What You Will' Sir Toby Belch, uncle of Olivia. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Benedick |
'Much Ado About Nothing' A Young lord of Padua. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Benvolio |
'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Nephew to Montague, and friend to Romeo. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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| Berkeley |
'King Richard The Second' Earl Berkeley. 'King Richard III' A gentleman attending on Lady Anne. |
Male |
Shakespearean |
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