For Fidele see Imogen, who calls herself Fidele when disguised as a boy. For "First...", see entries under the rest of the character's designation (e.g. Murderer for First Murderer, Player for First Player, etc.). Three Fishermen befriend the shipwrecked Pericles, at Pentapolis, in Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Lord Fitzwalter (hist) is among those who challenges Aumerle in Richard II. Flaminius is a servant of Timon, sent – unsuccessfully – to seek money for his master from Lucullus, in Timon of Athens. Flavius: Flavius is the loyal steward to Timon in Timon of Athens, who tries – and fails – to prevent his master's collapse into poverty. Flavius and Marullus are tribunes of the people, dismayed by the enthusiasm of the commoners for the return of Caesar, in the opening scene of Julius Caesar. Fleance is the son of Banquo in Macbeth. He escapes when his father is murdered. The Duke of Florence discusses the progress of the war with the two French Lords, the brothers Dumaine, in All's Well That Ends Well. Florizel is the son of Polixines, and therefore prince of Bohemia, in The Winter's Tale. He elopes with Perdita when his father prevents their marriage. The Fool is a recurring (though not continuous) character throughout the canon (see: Shakespearian fool): The Fool serves as a foil for the King in King Lear. A Fool appears briefly in Timon of Athens. See also Feste, Touchstone. See also Clown. Fluellen (fict) is a Welsh captain in Henry V. Francis Flute is a bellows-mender in A Midsummer Night's Dream. He plays Thisbe in Pyramus and Thisbe. Ford: Master Ford is a central character in The Merry Wives of Windsor. He suspects his wife of infidelity with Sir John Falstaff. He tests Falstaff in disguise, calling himself Master Brook. Mistress Ford, wife of Master Ford, is a title character of The Merry Wives of Windsor. She pretends to accept Falstaff's overtures of love to her. A Forester, a minor character, accompanies the Princess and her ladies in waiting on a shooting expedition in Love's Labour's Lost. Fortinbras is a prince of Norway in Hamlet. He is a peripheral figure throughout the play, but arrives to take over the throne of Denmark after the death of the Danish royal family in the final act. France: The Constable of France (hist) leads the French forces in Henry V. The Dauphin, later King Charles VII