Antonio is a sea captain who rescues, and loves, Sebastian in Twelfth Night. Antonio is the brother of Prospero in The Tempest. He conspires with Sebastian to murder Alonzo and Gonzalo. Antonio is Proteus' father, in The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Antony/Anthony: For Anthony in Romeo and Juliet see Servingmen. Mark Antony (hist) (Often just Antony, and sometimes Marcus Antonius) turns the mob against Caesar's killers and becomes a Triumvir in Julius Caesar. His romance with Cleopatra drives the action of Antony and Cleopatra. Sir Anthony Denny (hist) is a minor character in Henry VIII, who brings Cranmer to the King. Apemantus is a churlish philosopher in Timon of Athens. Three Apparitions appear to Macbeth with prophecies, in Macbeth. Apothecary is a small but vital role in Romeo and Juliet. He sells Romeo the poison which ends his life. For Aragon, see Arragon/Aragon, below. For Arcas, see Countryman. Archbishop: Archbishop of Canterbury: The Archbishop of Canterbury (hist) is an important character in the first act of Henry V. He expounds Henry's claim to the French throne. Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (hist) is a major character in the last act of Henry VIII: hauled before the privy council by his enemies and threatened with imprisonment, but protected by the king. See also Cardinal Bourchier, who was Archbishop of Canterbury at the time dramatised in Richard III. Archbishop of York: The Archbishop of York (1) (hist) is one of the rebel leaders in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2. The Archbishop of York (2) (hist) assists Queen Elizabeth and the little Duke of York to obtain sanctuary in Richard III. For Archibald, see Earl of Douglas. Archidamus is a Bohemian lord in The Winter's Tale. Arcite and Palamon are the title characters of The Two Noble Kinsmen. Their friendship endures even though they engage in a mortal quarrel for the love of Emilia. Ariel is a spirit, controlled (but eventually freed) by Prospero in The Tempest. Arragon/Aragon: The Prince of Arragon is an unsuccessful suitor to Portia in The Merchant of Venice. Queen Katherine of Aragon (hist) is the first wife of King Henry in Henry VIII. She falls from grace, is divorced and dies. See also Don Pedro, who is a prince of Arragon. Artemidorus prepares a scroll warning Julius Caesar of danger, and tries to present it to Caesar in the form of a petition. Caesar