Rumour
the Presenter of the Induction
King Henry IV
King of England
Henry, Prince of Wales
afterwards King Henry V
Prince John of Lancaster
son to King Henry IV
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
son to King Henry IV
Thomas, Duke of Clarence
son to King Henry IV
The Earl of Northumberland
an opponent of the King
Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York
an opponent of the King
Lord Mowbray
an opponent of the King
Lord Hastings
an opponent of the King
Lord Bardolph
an opponent of the King
Travers and Morton
retainers of Northumberland
Sir John Colevile
an opponent of the King
The Earl of Warwick
of the King's party
The Earl of Westmoreland
of the King's party
The Earl of Surrey
of the King's party
Gower, Harcourt, and Blunt
of the King's party
The Lord Chief Justice
of the King's Bench
A Servant
to the Lord Chief Justice
Poins, Bardolph, Pistol, and Peto
companions of Prince Henry and Falstaff
Sir John Falstaff
a companion of Prince Henry
Falstaff's Page
a boy in Falstaff's service
Robert Shallow and Silence
country justices
Davy
servant to Shallow
Fang and Snare
sergeants
Mouldy, Shadow, Wart, Feeble, and Bullcalf
country soldiers
A Porter, Francis, drawers, beadles, and grooms
attendants and officers
Lady Northumberland
wife to the Earl of Northumberland
Lady Percy
Hotspur's widow
Mistress Quickly
hostess of the Boar's Head Tavern
Doll Tearsheet
a companion at the Boar's Head Tavern
Lords, attendants, officers, soldiers, and messengers
at court and in the field