
The king misreads and mismanages the initial situation in a way that seems politically naive.Show All Two Gentlemen of Verona The Taming of the Shrew Henry VI Part 1 Henry VI Part 2 Henry VI Part 3 Titus Andronicus Richard III The Comedy of Errors Love's Labour's Lost A Midsummer Night's Dream Romeo and Juliet Richard II King John The Merchant of Venice Henry IV Part 1 Henry IV Part 2 The Merry Wives of Windsor Much Ado About Nothing Henry V Julius Caesar As You Like It Hamlet Twelfth Night Troilus and Cressida Measure for Measure Othello All's Well That Ends Well Timon of Athens King Lear Macbeth Antony and Cleopatra Pericles, Prince of Tyre Coriolanus The Winter's Tale Cymbeline The Tempest Henry VIIIEventually Henrys actions brought him into conflict with Pope Gregory VII who was one of the great leaders of the Medieval Church. This drama deals with the dethronement of King Richard.Select a play for its list of characters:In Act 1, Scene 3 of Henry IV, Part 1, how does King Henry play a part in instigating the rebellion against him King Henry contributes to the rebellion by the way he treats the English nobles, specifically Hotspur and the rest of the Percy family. King Richard II is the first of the four historical plays, Richard I, Henry IV, V,VI. This deceptive plan will make him look better than he actually is by starkly contrasting with his former lifestyleShakespeares. He is simply acting that way temporarily until the perfect opportunity arises to surprise everyone. What are themes in Henry IV Part I Hals reveals that he is not really similar to the people he is associating himself with.
Achilles Achilles is portrayed as a former hero, who has become lazy and devoted to the love of Patroclus, in Troilus and Cressida. Abraham Abraham, a Montague servant, fights Sampson and Gregory in the first scene of Romeo and Juliet. Abraham Slender Abraham Slender is a foolish suitor to Anne, and a kinsman of Shallow, in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Abhorson Abhorson is an executioner in Measure for Measure. Lord Abergavenny Lord Abergavenny (hist) is Buckingham's son-in-law in Henry VIII. The Abbott of Westminster The Abbott of Westminster supports Richard and the Bishop of Carlisle in Richard II.
Adriana Adriana is the frequently angry wife of Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors. For Adrian in Coriolanus, see Volsce. Adrian: Adrian is a lord, a follower of Alonso, in The Tempest.
Aemilius: Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (hist) is one of the Triumvirs. She proves to be the long-lost wife of Egeon, and the long-lost mother of the Antipholus twins. Aemelia Aemelia is an abbess in The Comedy of Errors. Aediles Aediles (officers attending on the Tribunes) appear in Coriolanus.
Sir Andrew Aguecheek Sir Andrew Aguecheek is a foolish knight, and suitor to Olivia, in Twelfth Night. Agamemnon Agamemnon is the general leader of the Greek forces, in Troilus and Cressida. Aeneas Aeneas is a Trojan leader in Troilus and Cressida.
Albans appears briefly in Henry VI, Part 2. Ajax Ajax is the sometimes foolish champion of the Greeks in Troilus and Cressida. Menenius Agrippa in Coriolanus is a friend and supporter of Coriolanus in his political struggles.
Alexander Court is a soldier in the English army in Henry V. Alexander: Alexander is Cressida's servant in Troilus and Cressida. The Duke of Alen The Duke of Alencon' (hist) is one of the French leaders in Henry VI, Part 1. Alcibiades Alcibiades (hist) is a soldier who turns renegade when one of his junior officers is sentenced to death, and true friend of Timon in Timon of Athens.
Aliena For Aliena see Celia from As You Like It, who calls herself Aliena while in exile in the Forest of Arden. Alice: Alice gives the French princess Katharine an English lesson in Henry V. Alexas Alexas is a follower of Cleopatra, in Antony and Cleopatra.

Brother of Titus Andronicus. Marcus Andronicus Marcus Andronicus was a Roman Tribune of the People. Sir Andrew Aguecheek * Sir Andrew Aguecheek is a foolish knight, and suitor to Olivia, in Twelfth Night.
Anne: Anne Bullen (hist), known to history as Anne Boleyn, is a maid of Honour to Katherine who later becomes King Henry's second wife, in Henry VIII. Angus Angus is a thane in Macbeth. Antipholus of Ephesus later refuses to pay for it, causing much consternation, in The Comedy of Errors. Angelo is a goldsmith who has been commissioned to make a chain by Antipholus of Ephesus, which he delivers to Antipholus of Syracuse in error. Angelo: Angelo deputises for the Duke during the latter's absence from Vienna, but proves corrupt, seeking the sexual favours of Isabella, in Measure for Measure. Angelica Angelica is Juliet Capulet's nurse in Romeo and Juliet.

Antipholus of Syracuse, twin of Antipholus of Ephesus - with whom he is often confused, in The Comedy of Errors. Antipholus: Antipholus of Ephesus, twin of Antipholus of Syracuse - with whom he is often confused, in The Comedy of Errors. He orders the death of Pericles, who has discovered his secret.
Mark Antony (hist) (Often just Antony, and sometimes Marcus Antonius) turns the mob against Caesar's killers and becomes a Triumvir in Julius Caesar. Antony For Anthony in Romeo and Juliet see Servingmen. Antonio is Proteus' father, in Two Gentlemen of Verona. Antonio is the brother of Prospero in The Tempest.He conspires with Sebastian to murder Alonzo and Gonzalo. Antonio is a sea captain who rescues, and loves, Sebastian in Twelfth Night. Antonio is the brother of Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing.
He sells Romeo the poison which ends his life. Apothecary Apothecary is a small but vital role in Romeo and Juliet. Three Apparitions Three Apparitions appear to Macbeth with prophecies, in Macbeth. Apemantus Apemantus is a churlish philosopher in Timon of Athens. Sir Anthony Denny (hist) is a minor character in Henry VIII, who brings Cranmer to the King.
Queen Katherine of Aragon (hist) is the first wife of King Henry in Henry VIII.She falls from grace, is divorced and dies. Archibald The Prince of Arragon is an unsuccessful suitor to Portia in The Merchant of Venice. The Archbishop of York (hist) assists Queen Elizabeth and the little Duke of York to obtain sanctuary in Richard III. The Archbishop of York (hist) is one of the rebel leaders in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2. See also Cardinal Bourchier, who was Archbishop of Canterbury at the time dramatised in Richard III. Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (hist) is a major character in the last act of Henry VIII:Hauled before the privy council by his enemies and threatened with imprisonment,But protected by the king.

Aumerle Aumerle (hist) is a companion of Richard in Richard II. Tullus Aufidius Tullus Aufidius, leader of the Volscians, is the arch-enemy, and briefly the ally, of the title character in Coriolanus. Audrey Audrey is a country girl who marries Touchstone in As You Like It. An attendant An attendant on the King of France speaks four words, "I shall, my liege", in All's Well That Ends Well. An Old Athenian An Old Athenian in Timon of Athens objects to his daughter's involvement with Lucilius, until Timon offers to endow Lucilius with money to make him her equal. Arviragus Arviragus (also known as Cadwal) is the second son of the king in Cymbeline, stolen away in infancy by Morgan, and brought up as Morgan's child.
Balthasar is a singer, attending on Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing. Balthasar: Balthasar is Romeo's servant in Romeo and Juliet. B Bagot Bagot (hist) is a favourite of Richard in Richard II.
He is later murdered on Macbeth's orders, but his ghost haunts Macbeth at a feast. Banquo Banquo is a captain in Macbeth who, with Macbeth, meets the three witches and hears their prophecies. Three Bandits Three Bandits in Timon of Athens seek Timon's gold, but he persuades them to give up villainy. See also Portia in The Merchant of Venice, who takes the name Balthasar in her disguise as a lawyer from Rome. Balthasar is a servant of Portia in The Merchant of Venice.
