Overview
Character Name
Balthasar
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dramatic Function
Narrator/Chorus
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
Messina, Italy
Analysis
Balthasar is a hired musician and servant in Leonato’s household. He flirts with Margaret at the masked dance and helps trick Benedick into falling in love with Beatrice. He sings the song, “Sigh No More.”
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