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
  Conrade, Borachio followers of Don John
  Friar Francis
  Dogberry, a constable
  Verges, a headborough
  A Sexton
  A Boy
  Hero, daughter to Leonato
  Beatrice, niece to Leonato
  Margaret, Ursula, attendants to Hero
  Messengers, Watch, Attendants, etc.
  Scene: Messina