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SHAKESPEAREAN BOY names that start with 'B'
A parent-friendly list of Shakespearean boy names beginning with B.
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'The Tragedy of Macbeth' Thane of Lochaber, a general in the King Duncan's army After his murder, his ghost appears to Macbeth
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Bright wolf, ax-wielding wolf; From the Old German Berhtolf meaning bright wolf; 'King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2' An irregular humorist 'King Henry IV, Part 2' Lord Bardolph, retainer of Northumberland 'King Henry V' Soldier in the King's army 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' A Follower of Falstaff
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'The Merchant of Venice' Friend to Antonia, who borrows from Antonio to pursue his successful suit for Portia
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'Henry VI, Part 1' Member of the Red Rose or Lancaster faction; Variant of Bassett: Short
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'The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Brother to Saturninus
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From the beautiful fortress; From the fine fortress; 'Henry VI, Part 1' Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, great-uncle to king Henry VI, Bishop of Winchester, and afterwards, in 'Henry VI, Part 2', Cardinal Beaufort Cardinal 'Henry VI, Part 1' John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, afterwards Duke
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Derived from the English place name, meaning Bede's ford Most frequently used as a surname; 'King Henry V' Duke of Bedford, brother to the King 'Henry VI, Part 1' Duke of Bedford, uncle to King Henry VI, and Regent of France
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'Cymbeline' A banished lord, disguised under the name of Morgan
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'Twelfth Night', also called 'What You Will' Sir Toby Belch, uncle of Olivia
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A variant of Benedict, meaning blessed, given to a Shakespearian character in the play Much Ado About Nothing; 'Much Ado About Nothing' A Young lord of Padua
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'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Nephew to Montague, and friend to Romeo
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'King John' James Jurney, servant to Lady Faulconbridge 'King Richard III' Sir James Tyrrel 'King Richard III' Sir James Blount
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'King Henry IV, Part 1' Sir Walter Blunt 'King Henry IV, Part 2' One of the King's party
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'Henry VI, Part 2' Roger Bolingbroke, a conjurer 'King Richard II' Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, later 'King Henry IV"
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'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Bottom, a weaver, acts as Pyramus in the play within the play
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'King Richard III' Cardinal Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury
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'Love's Labours Lost' Lord attending on the Princess of France
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'The Tragedy of Othello' Venetian Senator, father of Desdemona
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'King Henry IV, Part 2' Robert Shallow, a country justice 'King John' Robert Faulconbridge, and his father, Sir Robert Faulconbridge 'King Richard III' Sir Robert Brakenbury, Lieutenant of the Tower
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Bruto; 'The Tragedy of Coriolanus' Junius Brutus, Tribune of the People 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' Decius Brutus, a conspirator against Caesar
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