Leonato - answer Governor of Messina. Tricked into thinking his daughter, Hero, is unfaithful to
Claudio until he realizes the truth and is reunited with her at the end of the play
Antonio - answer Leonato's older brother- a good hearted man
Claudio - answer Young lord of Florence- immature- matures by the end of the play when he is
united with his beloved Hero
Don Pedro - answer Prince of Aragon- intelligent- happiest of all characters in the play when the
deceptions by his villainous "bastard brother" Don John are revealed
Benedick - answer Young lord of Padua- witty, adament about nevery marrying despite the fact
he is in love with Beatrice- at the ed they represent "the perfect match"
Don John - answer The "villain" - acknowledges his strain of evil and is obsessed with little else
unless it involves making his brother, Don Pedro, unhappy
Balthasar - answer Attendant to Don Pedro
Borachio - answer Don John's accomplice
Conrade - answer Another of Don John's accomplices
Hero - answer Leonato's beautiful daughter, beloved of Claudio- scorned by him when he is
tricked into thinking she is unfaithful- She wants to die and thus her "resurrection" when
Claudio realizes she has be true to him all along