Overview
Character Name
Ursula
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly
Role Size
Featured
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
Messina, Italy
Analysis
A gentlewoman in Hero’s household, she is one of the three women who convince Beatrice that Benedick is in love with her. Sometimes played by an older woman, to differentiate her from Margaret – there is some textual backing, as she dances with the elderly Antonio at the
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