# Pompey — Measure for Measure character guide

> Pompey in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Pompey Sir, Pompey Troth, good Pompey, trusty Pompey, noble Pompey, Pompey Bum, Pompey O, Pompey Master Barnardine

**First appearance:** 0003-act-i-scene-ii

## Who they are

A clownish servant to Mistress Overdone who becomes an assistant to the executioner.

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