Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare

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 and 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 and Ursula, gentlewomen attending on Hero.

Messengers, Watch, Attendants, &c.

Scene: Messina.