List of Shakespearean characters (A–K)

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Characters appearing in the plays of William Shakespeare whose names begin with the letters A to K include the following.

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Characters who exist outside Shakespeare are marked "(hist)" where they are historical, and "(myth)" where they are mythical. Where that annotation is a link (e.g. (hist)), it is a link to the page for the historical or mythical figure. The annotation "(fict)" is only used in entries for the English history plays, and indicates a character who is fictional.

A

Statue of William Shakespeare, who, according to legend, played Adam in his own play As You Like It. The Bard (cropped).jpg
Statue of William Shakespeare, who, according to legend, played Adam in his own play As You Like It .

B

Theodore Chasseriau (1819-1856), The Ghost of Banquo, 1855 Banquo.jpg
Théodore Chassériau (1819–1856), The Ghost of Banquo , 1855

C

The Death of Cleopatra by Reginald Arthur The Death of Cleopatra arthur.jpg
The Death of Cleopatra by Reginald Arthur

D

Desdemona by Frederic Leighton Desdemona (Othello) by Frederic Leighton.jpg
Desdemona by Frederic Leighton
The twin Dromios in a Carmel Shake-speare Festival production at the Forest Theater in Carmel, California. September, 2008 Comedy of Errors-Dromios.jpg
The twin Dromios in a Carmel Shake-speare Festival production at the Forest Theater in Carmel, California. September, 2008

E

The historical Edward IV, a character in Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, and Richard III. Edward4.jpg
The historical Edward IV, a character in Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 1 , Henry VI, Part 2 , and Richard III.
Edward IV (Travis Brazil), in a Carmel Shake-speare Festival production of Henry VI, Part 3, 2004 Travis Brazil as Edward IV.jpg
Edward IV (Travis Brazil), in a Carmel Shake-speare Festival production of Henry VI, Part 3 , 2004

F

Falstaff by Eduard von Grutzner Eduard von Grutzner Falstaff mit Handschuhen.jpg
Falstaff by Eduard von Grützner

G

Goneril and Regan by Edwin Austin Abbey Goneril and Regan from King Lear.jpg
Goneril and Regan by Edwin Austin Abbey

H

Edwin Booth (1833-1894), as Hamlet, c. 1870. Booth is in the position on the throne where he is said to have begun the monologue: To be or not to be, that is the question. (Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1, line 64). Edwin Booth Hamlet.jpg
Edwin Booth (1833–1894), as Hamlet, c. 1870. Booth is in the position on the throne where he is said to have begun the monologue: To be or not to be, that is the question. (Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1, line 64).
Washington Allston's 1818 painting Hermia and Helena HermiaandHelena.jpg
Washington Allston's 1818 painting Hermia and Helena
Henry VI (Jeffrey T. Heyer) and the young Earl of Richmond (Ashley Rose Miller) in the West Coast premiere of The Plantagenets: The Rise of Edward IV, based on Henry VI, Part 3, staged by Pacific Repertory Theatre in 1993. Henry6th2shot.jpg
Henry VI (Jeffrey T. Heyer) and the young Earl of Richmond (Ashley Rose Miller) in the West Coast premiere of The Plantagenets: The Rise of Edward IV, based on Henry VI, Part 3, staged by Pacific Repertory Theatre in 1993.

I

Iago and Othello in an illustration from Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare. Othello and Iago.gif
Iago and Othello in an illustration from Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare .

J

Joan of Arc Henry VI, Part 1. Joan of Arc miniature graded.jpg
Joan of Arc Henry VI, Part 1.

K

Detail from King Lear mourns Cordelia's death by James Barry. LearBarry.jpg
Detail from King Lear mourns Cordelia's death by James Barry.

See also

References

  1. Bate 2006, p. 124.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Anne Barton (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "The Tempest"
  3. Bate 2006, p. 240.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 T. W. Craik (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd series) "King Henry V"
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 P. H. Davison (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "Henry IV Part One
  6. Based on the description in the Library of Congress for this photo, labeled: "Edwin Booth [as] Hamlet 'to be or not to be, that is the question', CALL NUMBER: LOT 13714, no. 125 (H) [P&P]."
  7. 1 2 Edward Burns (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd series) "King Henry VI Part 1"
  8. 1 2 Andrew S. Cairncross (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (2nd series) "King Henry VI Part 3"

Bibliography

Sources cited

  • Bate, Jonathan, ed. (2006). Titus Andronicus. The Arden Shakespeare, third series. Bloomsbury Publishing. doi:10.5040/9781408160121.00000031. ISBN   9781903436059.

General references

  • Anne Barton (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "The Tempest"
  • Edward Burns (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd series) "King Henry VI Part 1"
  • Andrew S. Cairncross (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (2nd series) "King Henry VI Part 3"
  • John D. Cox and Eric Rasmussen (eds.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd series) "King Henry VI Part 3"
  • T. W. Craik (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd series) "King Henry V"
  • P. H. Davison (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "Henry IV Part One"
  • P. H. Davison (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "Henry IV Part Two"
  • Philip Edwards (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "Pericles"
  • Bertrand Evans (ed.) The Signet Classic "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"
  • Barbara Everett (ed.) Penguin Shakespeare "All's Well That Ends Well"
  • R. A. Foakes (ed.) Penguin Shakespeare "Much Ado About Nothing"
  • R. A. Foakes (ed.) Penguin Shakespeare "Troilus and Cressida"
  • Charles R. Forker (ed.) The Adren Shakespeare (3rd series) "King Richard II"
  • Antony Hammond (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (2nd series) "King Richard III"
  • Robert B. Heilman (ed.) The Signet Classic "The Taming of the Shrew"
  • G.R. Hibbard (ed.) Penguin Shakespeare "Coriolanus"
  • G. R. Hibbard (ed.) Penguin Shakespeare "Timon of Athens"
  • E. A. J. Honigman (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "Richard III"
  • E. A. J. Honigman (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (2nd series) "King John"
  • A. R. Humphreys (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (2nd series) "King Henry IV Part 1"
  • A. R. Humphreys (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (2nd series) "King Henry IV Part 2"
  • G. K. Hunter (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "Macbeth"
  • G. K. Hunter (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "King Lear"
  • David Scott Kastan (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd series) "King Henry IV Part 1"
  • John Kerrigan (ed.) Penguin Shakespeare "Love's Labour's Lost"
  • Ronald Knowles (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd series) "King Henry VI Part II"
  • M. M. Mahood (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "Twelfth Night"
  • Sonia Massai (ed.) Penguin Shakespeare "Titus Andronicus"
  • Gordon McMullan (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd series) "King Henry VIII"
  • Giorgio Melchiori (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd series) "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
  • E. Moelwyn Merchant (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "The Merchant of Venice"
  • Kenneth Muir (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "Othello"
  • Kenneth Muir (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (2nd series) "Macbeth"
  • J. M. Nosworthy (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "Measure for Measure"
  • H. J. Oliver (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "As You Like It"
  • John Pitcher (ed.) Penguin Shakespeare "Cymbeline"
  • Lois Potter (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd series) "The Two Noble Kinsmen"
  • Norman Sanders (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "Julius Caesar"
  • Ernest Schanzer (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "The Winter's Tale"
  • T. J. B. Spencer (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "Romeo and Juliet"
  • T. J. B. Spencer (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "Hamlet"
  • Peter Ure (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (2nd series) "King Richard II"
  • Virginia Mason Vaughan and Alden T. Vaughan (eds.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd series) "The Tempest"
  • Stanley Wells (ed.) Penguin Shakespeare "The Comedy of Errors"
  • Stanley Wells (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
  • John Wilders (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd Series) "Antony and Cleopatra"