• Don Pedro, prince of Arragon.
• Don John, his bastard brother.
• Claudio, a young lord of Florence.
• Benedick, a young lord of Padua.
• Leonato, governor of Messina.
• Antonio, his brother.
• Balthasar, attendant on Don Pedro.

Followers of Don John.

• Conrade
• Borachio

Others.

• Friar Francis
• Dogberry, a constable.
• Verges, a headborough.
• A Sexton.
• A Boy.
• Hero, daughter to Leonato.
• Beatrice, niece to Leonato.

Gentlewomen Attending on Hero.

• Margaret
• Ursula

Others.

• Messengers, Watch, Attendants, &c.