ARCITE, the two noble kinsmen, cousins,

PALAMON, nephews of Creon, King of Thebes

THESEUS, Duke of Athens

HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons, later Duchess of Athens

EMILIA, Sister of Hippolyta

PIRITHOUS, friend to Theseus

Three QUEENS, widows of the kings killed in laying siege to Thebes

The JAILER of Theseus’s prison

His DAUGHTER, in love with Palamon

His BROTHER,

The WOOER of the Jailer’s daughter

Two FRIENDS of the Jailer,

A DOCTOR

ARTESIUS, an Athenian soldier

VALERIUS, a Theban

WOMAN, attending on Emilia

An Athenian GENTLEMAN

Six KNIGHTS, three accompanying Arcite, three Palamon

Six COUNTRYMEN, one dressed as a Bavian or baboon

Gerald, a SCHOOLMASTER

NEL, a countrywoman

A TABORER

A singing BOY

A HERALD

A MESSENGER

A SERVANT

EPILOGUE

Hymen (god of weddings), lords, soldiers, four countrywomen (Fritz, Maudlin, Luce, and Barbary), nymphs, attendants, maids, executioner, guard