其他

Dramatis Personae: (Latin) characters of the play.

Prince of Wales: 英国惯例，王储封为 Prince of Wales.

Warwick ['wɔːrik]

Derby ['dɑːbi]

Salisbury ['sɔːlzbəri］

Artois, which is pronounced ['ɑːtwɑː] in French, was pronounced ['ɑːtɔis] by the Elizabethans.

esquire: 骑士之侍从。

herald: 传令官。

Bohemia: region, formerly a province of west Czekoslovakia; earlier, a kingdom, then a province of Austria-Hungary.

EARL DOUGLAS

Two Scottish MESSENGERS

PHILIPPE, QUEEN OF ENGLAND

COUNTESS OF SALISBURY

A French woman

ATTENDANTS, SOLDIERS

SCENE: England, Flanders, and France

Douglas ['dʌɡləs］

Flanders: region in northwest Europe on the North Sea, including parts of France, Belgium and Netherlands. Being controlled by France at the time of the play, it was inclined to England.