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1With three of his attendants he swears to study and to avoid women for three years, but they are forced to break their vows when the Princess of France and her attendants arrive on an embassyFERDINAND king of Navarre
2(his name taken from an adviser to the historical King of Navarre, the Due de Biron) is a lord attending the King of Navarre in Love’s Labours Lost. In love with Rosaline, his witty conversation and mixed success in courtship of her anticipates the characterization of Benedick in Much Ado About NothingBIRON lord attending on the King
3one of the three lords who attend the King of Navarre in Love’s Labours Lost: he falls in love with Maria. Many editors since *Pope have called him ‘Longaville’.LONGAVILLE lords attending on the King
4one of the lords attending the King of Navarre in Love’s Labour’s Lost, is in love with Catherine.DUMAIN lord attending on the King
BOYET lord attending on the Princess of France
5brings the Princess of France the news of her father’s deathMERCADE lord attending on the Princess of France
6A Spanish ‘braggart’ who loves Jaquenetta in Love’s Labours Lost, he presents ‘The Nine Worthies’, 5.2, in which he plays HectorDON ADRIANO DE ARMADO a fantastical Spaniard
7He is a curate who plays Alexander the Great (conqueror of Asia in the 4th century BC) in the performance of’The “Nine Worthies” – 5.2SIR NATHANIEL a curate
8a schoolmaster who takes the part of Judas Maccabeus in the performance of ‘The Nine Worthies’, 5.2OLOFERNES a schoolmaster
DULL a constable
9a clown who muddles Armado’s letter for Jaquenetta with Biron’s for Rosaline in Love’s Labour’s Lost.COSTARD a clown
MOTH page to ArmadoA Forester
The PRINCESS of France10One of the Princess of France’s ladies, she is wooed by *Biron in Love’s Labour’s LostROSALINE lady attending on the Princess
MARIA lady attending on the Princess
KATHARINE lady attending on the Princess11a country wench’, is courted by Costard and ArmadoJAQUENETTA a country wench
Lords, Attendants, &c.
SCENE Navarre.
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