# Barnardine — Measure for Measure character guide

> Barnardine in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pompey Master Barnardine, Master Barnardine, Barnardine Friar, this Barnardine

**First appearance:** 0016-act-iv-scene-ii

## Who they are

A drunken prisoner who refuses to be executed on schedule.

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