Proteus' company, in The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Hostess: The Hostess of an alehouse throws out the unruly Sly, amidst an argument about broken glasses in the induction to The Taming of the Shrew. See also Mistress Quickly, who is often referred to as "hostess". For Hostilius in Timon of Athens, see Strangers. Hotspur or Harry Percy (hist), brave and chivalrous but hot-headed and sometimes comical, is an important foil to Hal, and leader of the rebel forces, in Henry IV, Part 1. Hubert (hist) is a henchman of the king in King John. He resolves to put out Arthur's eyes, on John's orders, but eventually relents. Hugh: Hugh Oatcake is a member of the Watch in Much Ado About Nothing. Hugh Rebeck, Simon Catling and James Soundpost are minor characters, musicians, in Romeo and Juliet. Sir Hugh Evans is a Welsh priest in The Merry Wives of Windsor. He is challenged to a duel by Caius. He plays a fairy in the final act. Sir Hugh Mortimer (hist) is an uncle of Richard Duke of York (1) in Henry VI, Part 3. Hume, with Southwell, Jourdain and Bolingbroke, are the supernatural conspirators with Eleanor Duchess of Gloucester in Henry VI, Part 2. Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (hist) appears as a brother of Hal in Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V. He is a much more important character as the protector in Henry VI, Part 1 and Henry VI, Part 2, in which he is murdered by his rivals. The Earl of Huntingdon (hist) is a non-speaking follower of the king in Henry V. Several Huntsmen, two of whom are speaking roles, accompany the Lord in the induction to The Taming of the Shrew. Hymen (myth), the Greek god of marriage, is a character in As You Like It, and is a non-speaking role in the opening scene of The Two Noble Kinsmen. I For Iachimo see Jachimo. Iago is the villain (and the main character, measured by the number of lines spoken) of Othello. Alexander Iden (hist) kills Jack Cade in Henry VI, Part 2. Imogen is the daughter of the king in Cymbeline. Her husband, Posthumus, wrongly believes she has been unfaithful and orders her killed. Iras is an attendant on Cleopatra, in Antony and Cleopatra. She dies following a kiss from Cleopatra. Iris (myth) is depicted by a masquer in The Tempest. Isabella (sometimes addressed as