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I had to break it up in sections in order for the message board to handle the text mass:Brief introduction to the 1623 Folio.William Shakespeare was a writer and actor, who lived from 1564 to 1616. He was successful and admired in his own time. It was however first in the later part of the eighteenth century that he came to be looked upon as a universal genius who outshone all his fellows.
The Folio, which this list is based upon, was started on soon after Shakespeare's death in 1616. It was concluded 7 years later in 1623 and contained what is considered Shakespeare's collected plays. This means that neither Shakespeare's impressive poetry (e.g. Venus and Adonis , The Rape of Lucrece) nor his brilliant Sonnets were found in the 1623 Folio.
We have today knowledge of two lost plays ("Cardenio", "Love 's Labour's Won") and two other plays ("Pericles ", "The Two Noble Kinsmen"), which, along with the poetry and sonnets, were not included in the 1623 Folio. Perhaps because they were collaborative works. As this list is based on the 1623 Folio the names from the reconstructed play "Pericles " and the collaborative play "The Two Noble Kinsmen" are not included.
Shakespeare's Plays in the 1623 Folio"The Two Gentlemen of Verona"Silvia f "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"
Proteus m "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"
Lance m "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"
Valentine m "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"
Speed m "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"
Thurio m "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"
Antonio m "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"
Panthino m "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"
Julia f "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"
Lucetta f "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"
Eglamour m "The Two Gentlemen of Verona""Taming of the Shrew"Christopher Sly m "Taming of the Shrew"
Bartholomew m "Taming of the Shrew"
Baptista Minola m "Taming of the Shrew"
Katherine f "Taming of the Shrew"
Bianca f "Taming of the Shrew"
Petruccio m "Taming of the Shrew"
Grumio m "Taming of the Shrew"
Curtis m "Taming of the Shrew"
Gremio m "Taming of the Shrew"
Hortensio m "Taming of the Shrew"
Licio m "Taming of the Shrew" Hortensio in disguise
Lucentio m "Taming of the Shrew"
Cambio m "Taming of the Shrew" Lucentio in disguise
Tranio m "Taming of the Shrew"
Biondello m "Taming of the Shrew"
Vincentio m "Taming of the Shrew"
Nathaniel m "Taming of the Shrew"
Philip m "Taming of the Shrew"
Joseph m "Taming of the Shrew"
Peter m "Taming of the Shrew"
Nicholas m "Taming of the Shrew""2 Henry the VI"King Henry VI m "2 Henry the VI"
Queen Margaret f "2 Henry the VI"
William de la Pole m "2 Henry the VI"
Duke Humphrey m "2 Henry the VI"
Dame Eleanor Cobham f "2 Henry the VI"
Cardinal Henry Beaufort m "2 Henry the VI"
Lord Thomas Clifford m "2 Henry the VI"
Young John Clifford m "2 Henry the VI"
Edward m "2 Henry the VI"
Crookback Richard m "2 Henry the VI"
Thomas Horner m "2 Henry the VI"
Peter Thump m "2 Henry the VI"
Sir John Hume m "2 Henry the VI"
John Southwell m "2 Henry the VI"
Margery Jordan f "2 Henry the VI"
Roger Bolingbroke m "2 Henry the VI"
Asnath ? "2 Henry the VI" a spirit
Simon Simpcox m "2 Henry the VI"
Sir John Stanley m "2 Henry the VI"
Walter Whitmore m "2 Henry the VI"
Jack Cade m "2 Henry the VI"
Dick the Butcher m "2 Henry the VI"
Smith the Weaver m "2 Henry the VI"
John m "2 Henry the VI"
Emmanuel m "2 Henry the VI"
Sir Humphrey Stafford m "2 Henry the VI"
Lord James Fiennes Saye m "2 Henry the VI"
Lord Thomas Scales m "2 Henry the VI"
Matthew Gough m "2 Henry the VI"
Alexander Iden m "2 Henry the VI"
Vaux m "2 Henry the VI""3 Henry VI"King Henry VI m "3 Henry VI"
Queen Margaret f "3 Henry VI"
Prince Edward m "3 Henry VI"
Lord John Clifford m "3 Henry VI"
Lord Humphrey Stafford m "3 Henry VI"
Somerville m "3 Henry VI"
Henry m "3 Henry VI"
Lord Hastings m "3 Henry VI"
Richard Plantagenet m "3 Henry VI"
Edward m "3 Henry VI"
Lady Gray f "3 Henry VI"
Earl Anthony Woodville Rivers m "3 Henry VI"
George m "3 Henry VI"
Richard m "3 Henry VI"
Sir John Mortimer m "3 Henry VI"
Sir Hugh Mortimer m "3 Henry VI"
Sir William Stanley m "3 Henry VI"
Sir John Montgomery m "3 Henry VI"
King Louis XI m "3 Henry VI"
Lady Bona f "3 Henry VI"
Lord Bourbon m "3 Henry VI""Titus Andronicus"Saturninus m "Titus Andronicus"
Bassianus m "Titus Andronicus"
Titus Andronicus m "Titus Andronicus"
Lucius m "Titus Andronicus"
Quintus m "Titus Andronicus"
Martius m "Titus Andronicus"
Mutius m "Titus Andronicus"
Lavinia f "Titus Andronicus"
Young Lucius m "Titus Andronicus"
Marcus Andronicus m "Titus Andronicus"
Publius m "Titus Andronicus"
Sempronius m "Titus Andronicus"
Caius m "Titus Andronicus"
Valentine m "Titus Andronicus"
Aemilius m "Titus Andronicus"
Tamora f "Titus Andronicus"
Alarbus m "Titus Andronicus"
Demetrius m "Titus Andronicus"
Chiron m "Titus Andronicus"
Aaron m "Titus Andronicus""1 Henry VI"King Henry VI m "1 Henry VI"
Richard Plantagenet m "1 Henry VI"
Lord Talbot m "1 Henry VI"
John Talbot m "1 Henry VI"
Edmund Mortimer m "1 Henry VI"
Sir William Glasdale m "1 Henry VI"
Sir Thomas Gargrave m "1 Henry VI"
Sir John Fastolf m "1 Henry VI"
Sir William Lucy m "1 Henry VI"
Woodville m "1 Henry VI"
Vernon m "1 Henry VI"
Basset m "1 Henry VI"
Charles m "1 Henry VI"
René m "1 Henry VI"
Margaret f "1 Henry VI"
Bastard of Orléans m "1 Henry VI"
Joan la Pucelle f "1 Henry VI""Richard III"King Edward IV m "Richard III"
Prince Edward m "Richard III"
Richard m "Richard III"
George m "Richard III"
Richard m "Richard III"
Queen Elizabeth f "Richard III"
Anthony Woodville m "Richard III"
Lord Gray m "Richard III"
Sir Thomas Vaughan m "Richard III"
Queen Margaret f "Richard III"
Lady Anne f "Richard III"
Sir William Brandon m "Richard III"
Lord Stanley m "Richard III"
Henry m "Richard III"
Sir James Blunt m "Richard III"
Sir Walter Herbert m "Richard III"
Sir Richard Ratcliffe m "Richard III"
Sir William Catesby m "Richard III"
Sir James Tyrrel m "Richard III"
John Morton m "Richard III"
Christopher Urswick m "Richard III"
Sir Robert Brackenbury m "Richard III"
Hastings m "Richard III""The Comedy of Errors"Solinus m "The Comedy of Errors"
Egeon m "The Comedy of Errors"
Antipholus m "The Comedy of Errors" twin
Antipholus m "The Comedy of Errors" twin
Dromio m "The Comedy of Errors" twin
Dromio m "The Comedy of Errors" twin
Adriana f "The Comedy of Errors"
Luciana f "The Comedy of Errors"
Nell f "The Comedy of Errors"
Angelo m "The Comedy of Errors"
Balthasar m "The Comedy of Errors"
Doctor Pinch m "The Comedy of Errors"
Emilia f "The Comedy of Errors""Love 's Labour's Lost"Ferdinand m "Love's Labour's Lost"
Biron m "Love's Labour's Lost"
Longueville m "Love's Labour's Lost"
Dumaine m "Love's Labour's Lost"
Don Adriano de Armado m "Love's Labour's Lost"
Mote m "Love's Labour's Lost"
Rosaline f "Love's Labour's Lost"
Catherine f "Love's Labour's Lost"
Maria f "Love's Labour's Lost"
Boyet m "Love's Labour's Lost"
Costard m "Love's Labour's Lost"
Jaquenetta f "Love's Labour's Lost"
Sir Nathaniel m "Love's Labour's Lost"
Holofernes m "Love's Labour's Lost"
Anthony Dull m "Love's Labour's Lost"
Mercadé m "Love's Labour's Lost""A Midsummer Night's Dream"Theseus m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Hippolyta f "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Philostrate m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Egeus m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Hermia f "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Lysander m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Demetrius m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Helena f "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Oberon m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Titania f "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Robin Goodfellow m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Peaseblossom m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Cobweb m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Mote m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Mustardseed m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Peter Quince m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Nick Bottom m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Francis Flute m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Tom Snout m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Snug m "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Robin Starveling m "A Midsummer Night's Dream""Romeo and Juliet "Romeo m "Romeo and Juliet "
Montague m "Romeo and Juliet "
Benvolio m "Romeo and Juliet "
Abraham m "Romeo and Juliet "
Balthasar m "Romeo and Juliet "
Juliet f "Romeo and Juliet "
Capulet m "Romeo and Juliet "
Tybalt m "Romeo and Juliet "
Petruccio m "Romeo and Juliet "
Peter m "Romeo and Juliet "
Samson m "Romeo and Juliet "
Gregory m "Romeo and Juliet "
Prince Escalus m "Romeo and Juliet "
Mercutio m "Romeo and Juliet "
County Paris m "Romeo and Juliet "
Friar Laurence m "Romeo and Juliet "
Friar John m "Romeo and Juliet ""Richard II"King Richard II m "Richard II"
John of Gaunt m "Richard II"
Harry Bolingbroke m "Richard II"
Thomas Mowbray m "Richard II"
Green m "Richard II"
Bagot m "Richard II"
Bushy m "Richard II"
Percy m "Richard II"
Harry Percy m "Richard II"
Lord Ross m "Richard II"
Lord Willoughby m "Richard II"
Sir Stephen Scrope m "Richard II"
Lord Berkley m "Richard II"
Lord Fitzwalter m "Richard II"
Sir Piers Exton m "Richard II"
Lord Marshal m "Richard II""King John "King John m "King John "
Queen Eleanor f "King John "
Lady Falconbridge f "King John "
Philip the Bastard m "King John "
Robert Falconbridge m "King John "
James Gurney m "King John "
Lady Blanche f "King John "
Prince Henry m "King John "
Hubert m "King John "
Lord Bigot m "King John "
King Philip m "King John "
Louis the Dauphin m "King John "
Arthur m "King John "
Lady Constance f "King John "
Châtillon m "King John "
Count Melun m "King John "
Cardinal Pandolf m "King John "
Peter m "King John ""The Merchant of Venice"Antonio m "The Merchant of Venice"
Bassanio m "The Merchant of Venice"
Leonardo m "The Merchant of Venice"
Lorenzo m "The Merchant of Venice"
Graziano m "The Merchant of Venice"
Salerio m "The Merchant of Venice"
Solanio m "The Merchant of Venice"
Shylock m "The Merchant of Venice"
Jessica f "The Merchant of Venice"
Tubal m "The Merchant of Venice"
Lancelot m "The Merchant of Venice"
Gobbo m "The Merchant of Venice"
Portia f "The Merchant of Venice"
Nerissa f "The Merchant of Venice"
Balthasar m "The Merchant of Venice"
Stefano m "The Merchant of Venice"
Magnificoes m "The Merchant of Venice""1 Henry IV"King Henry IV m "1 Henry IV"
Prince Harry m "1 Henry IV" nicknamed Hal
Lord John m "1 Henry IV"
Sir Walter Blunt m "1 Henry IV"
Percy m "1 Henry IV"
Henry Percy m "1 Henry IV" nicknamed Hotspur
Kate Percy f "1 Henry IV"
Lord Edmund Mortimer m "1 Henry IV"
Lady Mortimer f "1 Henry IV"
Owain Glyndwr m "1 Henry IV"
Sir Richard Vernon m "1 Henry IV"
Scrope m "1 Henry IV"
Sir Michael m "1 Henry IV"
Sir John Oldcastle m "1 Henry IV"
Edward Poins m "1 Henry IV" nicknamed Ned
Russell m "1 Henry IV"
Harvey m "1 Henry IV"
Mistress Quickly f "1 Henry IV"
Francis m "1 Henry IV"
Vintner m "1 Henry IV"
Falstaff m "1 Henry IV"
Bardolph m "1 Henry IV"
Peto m "1 Henry IV"
Gadshill m "1 Henry IV""The Merry Wives of Windsor"Mistress Margaret Page f "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Master George Page m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Anne Page f "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
William Page m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Mistress Alice Ford f "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Master Frank Ford m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
John m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Robert m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Sir John Falstaff m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Bardolph m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Pistol m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Nim m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Robin m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Sir Hugh Evans m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Doctor Caius m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Mistress Quickly f "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
John Rugby m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Master Fenton m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Master Abraham Slender m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Robert Shallow m "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Peter Simple m "The Merry Wives of Windsor""2 Henry IV"Rumour ? "2 Henry IV"
Epilogue ? "2 Henry IV"
King Henry IV m "2 Henry IV"
Prince Harry m "2 Henry IV"
Prince John m "2 Henry IV"
Humphrey m "2 Henry IV"
Thomas m "2 Henry IV"
Percy m "2 Henry IV"
Lady Northumberland f "2 Henry IV"
Kate f "2 Henry IV"
Travers m "2 Henry IV"
Morton m "2 Henry IV"
Scrope m "2 Henry IV"
Lord Bardolph m "2 Henry IV"
Lord Thomas Mowbray m "2 Henry IV"
Lord Hastings m "2 Henry IV"
Sir John Coleville m "2 Henry IV"
Gower m "2 Henry IV"
Sir John Falstaff m "2 Henry IV"
Bardolph m "2 Henry IV"
Poins m "2 Henry IV"
Pistol m "2 Henry IV"
Peto m "2 Henry IV"
Mistress Quickly f "2 Henry IV"
Doll Tearsheet f "2 Henry IV"
Snare m "2 Henry IV"
Fang m "2 Henry IV"
Neville m "2 Henry IV"
Harcourt m "2 Henry IV"
Sir John Blunt m "2 Henry IV"
Robert Shallow m "2 Henry IV"
Silence m "2 Henry IV"
Davy m "2 Henry IV"
Ralph Mouldy m "2 Henry IV"
Simon Shadow m "2 Henry IV"
Thomas Wart m "2 Henry IV"
Francis Feeble m "2 Henry IV"
Peter Bullcalf m "2 Henry IV"
Sneak m "2 Henry IV""Much ado about nothing"Don Pedro m "Much ado about nothing"
Benedick m "Much ado about nothing"
Claudio m "Much ado about nothing"
Balthasar m "Much ado about nothing"
Don John m "Much ado about nothing"
Borachio m "Much ado about nothing"
Conrad m "Much ado about nothing"
Leonato m "Much ado about nothing"
Hero f "Much ado about nothing"
Beatrice f "Much ado about nothing"
Antonio m "Much ado about nothing"
Margaret f "Much ado about nothing"
Ursula f "Much ado about nothing"
Friar Francis m "Much ado about nothing"
Dogberry m "Much ado about nothing"
Verges m "Much ado about nothing"
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Charater Names in the 1623 Folio (The Shakespeare Name Project)  ·  Selwyn  ·  7/3/2001, 11:01 AM
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