Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, Lord Protector
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster
Edmund of Langley, Duke of York
Earl of Arundel, Lord Admiral of England
Earl of Surrey
Sir Thomas Cheney
King Richard II, King of England, son of the Black Prince and grandson of Edward III
Favorites of the king: Sir Henry Greene; Sir Edward Bagot; Sir William Bushy; Sir Thomas Scroop
Sir Robert Tresilian, a lawyer, subsequently Lord Chief Justice of England
Nimble, his man
A Servant to Tresilian
Tresilian's law officers: Crosby; Fleming
Master Ignorance, the Baily of Dunstable
A farmer; a butcher; Cowtail, a grazier; a Schoolmaster; a Serving-man; a Whistler; a Servant at Plashy House; a Courtier
Cynthia, prologue to the masque
The Shrieve of Kent
The Shrieve of Northumberland
Lapoole, Governor of Calais
Ghost of the Black Prince; Ghost of King Edward III
1st Murderer; 2nd Murderer
Soldiers of the Calais garrison
Anne O' Beame (Anne of Bohemia), Queen of England
Duchess of Gloucester, wife to Thomas of Woodstock
Duchess of Ireland, wife of the deceased Robert de Vere, the King's former favorite
A Maid-in-waiting to the queen
Courtiers, Masquers, Officers, Gentlemen, Servants, Maids, Soldiers, Archers