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This article is an index of characters appearing in the plays of William Shakespeare whose names begin with the letters L to Z. Characters with names beginning with the letters A to K may be found here. NOTE: ''Characters who exist outside Shakespeare are marked "(hist)" where they are historical, and "(myth)" where they are mythical. Where that annotation is a link (e.g. (hist)), it is a link to the page for the historical or mythical figure. The annotation "(fict)" is only used in entries for the English history plays, and indicates a character who is fictional. Contents: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Sources | Links __NOTOC__ ==L== *Lady (title): * *Lady Anne (hist) is the widow of Prince Edward, wooed by Richard over the corpse of her late father-in-law (Henry VI) in ''Richard III''. * *Lady Bona (hist) is King Lewis's sister-in-law, whose hopes to marry Edward are thwarted, in ''Henry VI, Part 3''. * *Lady Capulet is Juliet's mother in ''Romeo and Juliet''. * *Lady Faulconbridge (hist) confesses to her son, the Bastard, that Richard the Lionheart, and not her husband, was his true father, in ''King John''. * *''For'' Lady Grey ''see Queen Elizabeth.'' * *Lady Macbeth (hist), wife to the protagonist in ''Macbeth'', is a central character who conspires with her husband to murder Duncan. She later goes mad and dies, possibly through suicide. * *Lady Macduff, wife to Macduff, is murdered, with her children, in ''Macbeth''. * *Lady Montague is Romeo's mother in ''Romeo and Juliet''. * *Lady Mortimer (hist), daughter of Glendower and wife of Edmund Mortimer (1), sings in Welsh in ''Henry IV, Part 1''. * *Lady Northumberland (hist) is the Earl of Northumberland's wife, who dissuades him from joining the rebels at Gaultree Forest in ''Henry IV, Part 2''. * *Lady Percy (hist) (sometimes called ''Kate'') is Hotspur's wife, later his widow, in ''Henry IV, Part 1'' and ''Henry IV, Part 2''. * *An Old Lady (fict) is a rather worldly friend of Anne Bullen, in ''Henry VIII''. * *Two ladies attend on the Queen, in ''Richard II''. * *Some ladies corroborate Cornelius' report of the Queen's dying words, in ''Cymbeline''. * *Several ladies dance in a masque, in ''Timon of Athens''. * *''For "Lady" in Cymbeline, see Helen. *Laertes is the son of Polonius and the brother of Ophelia in ''Hamlet''. He fights with Hamlet in the famous fencing scene in the final act. *Lafew is a French lord in ''All's Well That Ends Well''. *Lancaster: * *John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (hist) is uncle to King Richard and father to Bolingbroke in ''Richard II''. * *Prince John of Lancaster (hist) is the younger brother of Hal in ''Henry IV, Part 1'', ''Henry IV, Part 2'', and ''Henry V''. He is also the Duke of Bedford who is Regent of France in ''Henry VI, Part 1''. * *''See also Bolingbroke (Henry IV), Henry V, Henry VI, Queen Margaret, Prince Edward and Lady Anne, all of whom are either "Duke of Lancaster" or "of the House of Lancaster". *Titus Lartius and Cominius are leaders of the Roman forces against the Volscians in ''Coriolanus''. *Launce is a clownish servant of Proteus, in ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona''. He and his dog, Crab, have a tendency to steal the show. *Launcelot Gobbo is a clown in ''The Merchant of Venice'', a servant to Shylock, and later to Lorenzo. *Friar Laurence is confessor and confidante to Romeo in ''Romeo and Juliet''. He instigates the unsuccessful plot involving the potion drunk by Juliet. *Lavatch is a clown in the service of the Countess of Rousillion, in ''All's Well That Ends Well''. *Lavinia is the daughter of Titus in ''Titus Andronicus''. She is raped by Chiron and Demetrius, her tongue is cut out and her hands cut off. *''For Lawrence see Laurence.'' *A Lawyer plucks a white rose, in the rose-plucking scene in ''Henry VI, Part 1''. *King Lear (hist) is the central character in ''King Lear''. He divides his kingdom among his two elder daughters, is rejected by them, runs mad, and dies. *Monsieur LeBeau is a courtier in ''As You Like It''. *Monsieur LeFer is a French soldier. Pistol hopes to ransom him in ''Henry V''. *Legate: * *A Legate confers Winchester's Cardinalship (apparently obtained through bribery) in ''Henry VI, Part 1''. * *''See also Pandulph.'' *Popilius Lena, a senator, briefly frightens the conspirators into a belief that their plot may have been discovered, with his line "I wish your enterprise today might thrive", in ''Julius Caesar''. *Lennox is a thane in ''Macbeth''. *Leonardo is Bassanio's servant in ''The Merchant of Venice''. *Leonato is the governor of Messina, and the father of Hero, in ''Much Ado About Nothing''. *Leonatus: * *Posthumus Leonatus (usually just "Posthumus") is the exiled husband of Imogen, in ''Cymbeline''. Persuaded she has been unfaithful, he orders Pisanio to kill her. * *Sicilius Leonantus, father of Posthumus in ''Cymbeline'', appears as a ghost, and pleads to Jupiter to resolve Posthumus' troubles. * *''The mother of Posthumus and two brothers of Posthumus appear as ghosts in Cymbeline, and plead to Jupiter to resolve Posthumus' troubles.'' *Leonine is ordered to kill Marina, by Dionyza, in ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre''. She is captured by pirates before he can do so. *Leontes is the king of Sicilia in ''The Winter's Tale''. He wrongly suspects his wife, Hermione, of infidelity. *Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (hist) is one of the Triumvirs, the three rulers of Rome after Caesar's death, in ''Julius Caesar'' and ''Antony and Cleopatra''. *Lewis: * *King Lewis XI of France (hist), insulted by Edward IV's marriage to Lady Grey, allies himself with Warwick and Margaret in ''Henry VI, Part 3''. * *Lewis (hist) is the Dauphin in ''King John''. He marries John's niece, Blanche, to cement an alliance with England. Later he leads forces against John. * *''Note that "Lewis" in Shakespeare is equivalent to an historical "Louis". *Lieutenant: * *A Lieutenant (fict) hands over the Duke of Suffolk to Walter Whitmore, and therefore to his death, in ''Henry VI, Part 2''. * *A Lieutenant of the Tower of London appears as Henry's jailer in ''Henry VI, Part 3''. * *A Volscian Lieutenant to Aufidius questions Aufidius about his alliance in ''Coriolanus''. * *A Roman Lieutenant has one half-line in ''Coriolanus''. * *''See also Brackenbury, who is Lieutenant of the Tower of London in ''Richard III''.'' * *''Numerous characters hold (or purport to hold) the rank of Lieutenant, including Michael Cassio and Bardolph.'' *Caius Ligarius (hist) is one of the conspirators against Caesar in ''Julius Caesar''. *Limoges (hist) is the Duke of Austria in ''King John''. He is intimidated – and eventually beheaded in battle – by the Bastard. *The Bishop of Lincoln (hist) speaks in favour of Henry's divorce, in the trial scene of ''Henry VIII''. *''For Lion see Snug.'' *''For Litio see Hortensio, who calls himself Litio in his disguise as a music master.'' *Lodovico is a kinsman of Brabantio in ''Othello''. *''For Friar Lodowick in Measure for Measure see Vincentio''. *London: * *The Lord Mayor of London (hist) is fooled by Richard and Buckingham, and supports Richard's succession, in ''Richard III''. * *The Mayor of London must make peace between the fighting servants of Gloucester and Winchester, in ''Henry VI, Part 1''. *Longaville (hist), with Berowne and Dumaine, is one of the three companions of The King of Navarre in ''Love's Labour's Lost''. *Lord (title): * *A Lord initiates the practical joke on Christopher Sly in the ''induction'' to ''The Taming of the Shrew''. * *A Lord helps with the preparations for the fencing in ''Hamlet''. * *A Lord attends on the Princess of France in ''Love's Labour's Lost''. * *A Lord conspires with Lennox in ''Macbeth''. * *A Lord of Tarsus reports the approach of Pericles' ships, in ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre''. * *A Lord of Mytilene, in ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre'', appears in the shipboard reconciliation scene between Pericles and Marina. * *A Lord speaks four words ("It is, my lord") in ''Much Ado About Nothing''. * *A Lord who fled from the battle between the Romans and the Britons meets Posthumus, in the battle's aftermath, in ''Cymbeline''. * *Two Lords, together with Amiens, report Jaques' encounter with the deer in ''As You Like It''. * *Two Lords are followers of Duke Frederick in ''As You Like It''. * *Two Lords attend on the bragging Cloten, in ''Cymbeline''. * *Two Lords, the brothers Dumaine, attend the King of France before departing to the wars in ''All's Well That Ends Well'', and play an important part in the mock-interrogation of Parolles. * *Three Lords of Tyre lead a revolt (of sorts) in ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre'': insisting that they will make Helicanus their ruler if Pericles does not return to Tyre within one year. * *Three Lords of Pentapolis comment on Pericles' unimpressive appearance prior to the tournament, in ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre''. * *Three Lords are among the flatterers, and false friends, of Timon in ''Timon of Athens''. * *Four Lords in ''All's Well That Ends Well'' (two of whom may be the brothers Dumaine described as "Two Lords", above) attend the King of France after he is cured, and are considered as potential husbands for Helena. * *A number of Volscian Lords, three of them speaking roles, appear in the concluding scene of ''Coriolanus'', and witness Coriolanus' death. * *The Lord Chamberlain, in ''Henry VIII'' (hist & hist) is a conflation of two historical Lords Chamberlain, one of them Lord Sandys, who is also a character in the play. * *The Lord Chancellor (hist) – historically Sir Thomas More, although not identified as such in the play – is among the Privy Counsellors who accuse Cranmer in ''Henry VIII''. * *The Lord Chief Justice (hist) is a dramatic foil to Falstaff in ''Henry IV, Part 2''. * *The Lord Mayor of London (hist) is fooled by Richard and Buckingham, and supports Richard's succession, in ''Richard III''. * *''For Lord Rivers see Earl Rivers.'' * *''"Lord" is a common designation for supernumerary characters at the royal and ducal courts.'' *Lorenzo is a Christian in ''The Merchant of Venice'' who elopes with Shylock's daughter, Jessica. *Lovell: * *Lord Lovell (hist) is a henchman of Richard in ''Richard III''. * *Sir Thomas Lovell (hist) is a courtier of King Henry, in ''Henry VIII''. *''For'' ''Louis'' ''see Lewis.'' *Luce: * *Luce is a tarty servant to Adriana in ''The Comedy of Errors''. * *''See also countrywomen.'' *Lucentio falls in love with Bianca, and disguises himself as a Latin master in order to woo her. They marry at the end of ''The Taming of the Shrew''. *Lucetta is Julia's maid in ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona''. *Luciana in ''The Comedy of Errors'' is shocked to be importuned by her brother-in-law's twin, who she believes to be her sister's husband. *''For Lucianus, see Third Player.'' *Lucilius: * *Lucilius is a servant of Timon in ''Timon of Athens''. He loves the daughter of the Old Athenian, and Titus provides him with a fortune, to make him her equal. * *Lucilius is a soldier of Brutus' and Cassius' party in ''Julius Caesar''. He pretends to be Brutus during the battle at Philippi. *Lucio, a friend of Claudio, frequently slanders the duke in ''Measure for Measure'', and is eventually forced to marry Kate Keepdown. *Lucius: * *Caius Lucius is the Roman ambassador in ''Cymbeline'', and the leader of the Roman forces. * *Lucius, a boy, is a servant attending on Brutus, in ''Julius Caesar''. * *Lucius is a lord in ''Timon of Athens'', who flatters Titus but proves a false friend. * *Lucius is the son of Titus in ''Titus Andronicus''. He ends the play as Emperor of Rome, following the death of most major characters. * *Young Lucius, son of Luicus in ''Titus Andronicus'', and usually cast as a child, plays a part in exposing his aunt's rapists. * *''For Lucius' Servant (in Timon of Athens), see servant.'' *Lucullus: * *Lucullus is a lord in ''Timon of Athens'', who flatters Titus but proves a false friend. * *''For Lucullus' Servant, see servant'' *Sir William Lucy (fict) is a soldier and messenger for the English in France in ''Henry VI, Part 1''. *Lychorida is Thaisa's nurse, then (after Thaisa's supposed death in childbirth) Marina's nurse, in ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre''. *Lysander loves Hermia in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. For a period in the middle of the play, under the influence of ''love in idleness'', he rejects her and loves Helena. *Lysimachus is the governor of Mytilene, in ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre''. He is converted from debauchery by Marina, and eventually reunites her with her father, Pericles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Shakespearean characters (L–Z)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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