important character in Richard II, where he is Bolingbroke's chief ally, and in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2, in which he leads the rebellion against his former ally, who is now king. Prince Henry (hist) appears towards the end of King John, as successor to the title character. Sir Henry Guildford (hist) welcomes guests to Cardinal Wolsey's party, in Henry VIII. See also Hotspur (whose real name is Henry Percy). See also "Harry" Herald: A Herald calls for a champion to face Edmund in King Lear. A Herald brings news to Theseus of noble prisoners taken in battle, including the title characters of The Two Noble Kinsmen. A Herald announces victory celebrations in Othello. A Herald announces Coriolanus' return to Rome in Coriolanus. Two Heralds one French, one English, claim victory before the walls of Angers in King John. Neither of them persuades Hubert. Sir Walter Herbert is a follower of Richmond in Richard III. Hermia loves Lysander, and is loved by Demetrius, at the start of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Hermione is the wife of Leontes in The Winter's Tale. She suffers as a result of his mistaken belief in her infidelity. At the end of the play she appears to return from the dead, having appeared as a statue. Hero falls in love with Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing. She is wronged by Don John and Borachio, and is abandoned at the altar, and left for dead, by Claudio. Hippolyta (myth) is a leader of the Amazons, who is the bride of Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Two Noble Kinsmen. Holofernes is a pedantic schoolmaster in Love's Labour's Lost. He plays Judas Maccabeus in the Pageant of the Nine Worthies. Horatio is a student, and a friend and confidant of the protagonist in Hamlet. Thomas Horner (fict) fights a duel with his apprentice Peter Thump in Henry VI, Part 2. Hortensio is a friend to Petruchio and suitor to Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew. He disguises himself as a music teacher in order to pursue Bianca, but ultimately loses her and marries a rich widow. Hortensius is a servant, sent to extract payment of a debt from Timon in Timon of Athens. Host: The Host of the Garter is the practical-joking innkeeper in The Merry Wives of Windsor. The Host of Julia's lodgings brings the disguised Julia into