Lord Bardolph (hist) is a nobleman, one of the Percy faction, in Henry IV, Part 2. Barnardine is too drunk to consent to be executed, in Measure for Measure. Barnardo (or Bernardo) and Marcellus are soldiers who invite Horatio to see the ghost of Old Hamlet, in Hamlet. For Bartholomew, or Barthol'mew, see the Page in the induction to The Taming of the Shrew. Bassanio, loved by Antonio, is the suitor who wins the heart of Portia in The Merchant of Venice. Basset (fict) is a follower of the Duke of Somerset, in Henry VI, Part 1. Bassianus is the younger brother of Saturninus, and is betrothed to Lavinia, in Titus Andronicus. Chiron and Demetrius murder him, laying the blame on Martius and Quintus. Bastard: The Bastard of Orleans (hist) is one of the French leaders in Henry VI, Part 1. Philip (the Bastard) Faulconbridge is a central character in King John, the bravest and most articulate of John's supporters. Several characters are bastards, most notably Don John and Edmund. John Bates (fict) is a soldier in the English army in Henry V. A Bavian (a baboon) is played by one of the Maying entertainers in The Two Noble Kinsmen. A Bawd and a Pander run the brothel into which Marina is sold, in Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Beadle: A Beadle arrests Doll Tearsheet in Henry IV, Part 2. A Beadle whips Simpcox in Henry VI, Part 2. For Beaufort see Bishop of Winchester. Beatrice is a central character in Much Ado About Nothing. She falls in love with Benedick. For Bedford see Prince John of Lancaster, who was the Duke of Bedford. Belarius (also known as Morgan) steals the two infant princes in Cymbeline, and raises them as his own. Sir Toby Belch is a drunken knight, and kinsman to Olivia, in Twelfth Night. Benedick is a central character in Much Ado About Nothing. He falls in love with Beatrice. Benvolio is a friend and kinsman of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. Berkeley: Berkeley and Tressell (fict) are the two gentlemen accompanying Lady Anne, and Henry VI's coffin, in Richard III. Lord Berkeley (hist) acts as messenger from York to Bolingbroke, in Richard II. Berowne (hist) is a witty lord of Navarre in Love's Labour's Lost. He breaks his oath by falling in love with Rosaline. The Duke of Berry (hist) is a French leader in Henry V. Bertram