| Benedick | companion of Don Pedro; proud bachelor; fights with Beatrice |
| Don Pedro | Prince of Aragon, Spanish prince; asks Beatrice to be his wife, but is rejected |
| Claudio | younger companion of Don Pedro, friend to Benedick; falls in love with Hero |
| Don John | “the Bastard Prince” who tries to break up the wedding through lies |
| Leonato | governor of Messina |
| Hero | Leonato’s daughter; Claudio’s love interest |
| Beatrice | Leonato’s niece, Hero’s cousin; sharp-tongues and sharp-whitted adversary of Benedick |
| Margaret | waiting-gentlewoman attendant on Hero; is mistaken for Hero on the balcony by Don Pedro and Claudio |
| Dogberry | the fool constable in charge of Messina’s night watch |
| Borachio | Fools hero’s servant into sleeping with him under the name of Hero as a “game”, when really its a trick to try and get Claudio to believe Hero is disloyal |
Reduced English 9 Final Exam Terms List Much Ado About Nothing Characters
July 16, 2019