Henry IV: The main sufferer, he lives in a
castle and has been assumed to be mad for many years.
His delusion was that he was Henry IV of Germany,
back in the eleventh century. After waking out of
his madness, he decided to keep playing the role.
The Marchioness Matilda Spina: Also known as
Donna Matilda, an older woman now, she used to be
Henry IV's old flame, the woman he loved.
Frida: The daughter of the Marchioness
Matilda Spina, she looks exactly like her mother did
at her age. Henry IV feigns madness at the end and
tries to kidnap her.
Charles Di Nolli: The young Marquis, engaged
to marry Frida. He is the man who has been funding
the counselors and the villa so that Henry IV is
comfortable in his madness.
Baron Tito Belcredi: The current lover of the
Marchioness Matilda Spina, he may be the person that
stuck Henry IV's horse, thereby causing the fall
that made Henry go mad. He is stabbed by Henry at
the end of the play.
Doctor Dionysius Genoni: A physician who has
gone along with the group in order to cure Henry IV;
his plots instead almost end up making Henry IV go
mad for real.
Harold (Frank): One of the valets or private
counselors to Henry IV. As a counselor, he pretends
to serve Henry IV and helps the guests assume the
proper parts in order to maintain the pretense.
Landolph (Lolo): One of the valets or private
counselors to Henry IV. As a counselor, he pretends
to serve Henry IV and helps the guests assume the
proper parts in order to maintain the pretense.
Ordulph (Momo): One of the valets or private
counselors to Henry IV. As a counselor, he pretends
to serve Henry IV and helps the guests assume the
proper parts in order to maintain the pretense.
Berthold (Fino): One of the valets or private
counselors to Henry IV, he is a new actor who has
just been hired. As a counselor, he pretends to
serve Henry IV and helps the guests assume their
proper parts in order to maintain the pretense.
John: An old waiter who firmly believes the
Henry IV is mad, the four valets and Henry IV allow
him to continue believing that Henry is mad even
after we learn that he is lucid.
