# Love’s Labour’s Lost — Character guide

> Key figures in Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare.

- [King of Navarre](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/king_of_navarre.md): The King of Navarre who swears off women for three years of study with his lords.
- [Biron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/biron.md): A witty lord of Navarre who falls in love with Rosaline despite his oath.
- [Longaville](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/longaville.md): A lord of Navarre who falls in love with Maria.
- [Dumain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/dumain.md): A lord of Navarre who falls in love with Katharine.
- [Princess of France](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/princess_of_france.md): The Princess who comes to Navarre on a diplomatic mission and is courted by the King.
- [Rosaline](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/rosaline.md): A witty lady attending the Princess, courted by Biron.
- [Maria](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/maria.md): A lady attending the Princess, courted by Longaville.
- [Katharine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/katharine.md): A lady attending the Princess, courted by Dumain.
- [Boyet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/boyet.md): A French lord attending the Princess, serving as messenger and go-between.
- [Costard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/costard.md): A clownish swain who delivers letters and becomes involved in the lords' schemes.
- [Don Adriano de Armado](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/armado.md): A fantastical Spanish braggart who writes love letters to Jaquenetta.
- [Moth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/moth.md): Armado's clever page who mocks his master's pretensions.
- [Jaquenetta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/jaquenetta.md): A country wench courted by Armado and Costard.
- [Holofernes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/holofernes.md): A pedantic schoolmaster who performs in the pageant of the Nine Worthies.
- [Sir Nathaniel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/sir_nathaniel.md): A curate and friend of Holofernes who also performs in the pageant.
- [Anthony Dull](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/dull.md): A constable who delivers messages and appears in the pageant.
- [Mercade](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/mercade.md): A messenger who brings news of the French King's death to the Princess.
- [Pompey the Great](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/pompey_the_great.md): A character played by Costard in the pageant of the Nine Worthies.
- [Hector](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/hector.md): A character played by Armado in the pageant of the Nine Worthies.
- [Judas Maccabaeus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/judas_maccabaeus.md): A character played by Holofernes in the pageant of the Nine Worthies.
- [Alisander](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/alisander.md): A character played by Sir Nathaniel in the pageant of the Nine Worthies.
- [Hercules](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/hercules.md): A mythological hero referenced and impersonated by Moth in the pageant.
- [Samson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/samson.md): A biblical strongman referenced by Moth in wordplay.
- [Cupid](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/cupid.md): The god of love, frequently invoked by the lovers.
- [Jove](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/jove.md): The king of the gods, referenced in oaths and comparisons.
- [Apollo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/apollo.md): The god of music and poetry, referenced in praise of wit.
- [Ajax](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/ajax.md): A Greek hero referenced in a jest about Holofernes.
- [Solomon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/solomon.md): The biblical wise king, referenced in a proverb.
- [Adam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/adam.md): The first man, referenced in biblical allusions.
- [Eve](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/eve.md): The first woman, referenced in biblical allusions.
- [Dick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/dick.md): A generic name used in a jest by Costard.
- [Joan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/joan.md): A generic name used in a jest by Costard.
- [Aquitaine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/aquitaine.md): The duchy disputed between France and Navarre in the play's plot.

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