Main Characters
- Thomas Arden: Thomas Arden was a self-made man, he was formally the mayor of Faversham and was appointed as the king's controller of imports and exports. Arden made his will in the December before his death
- Alice Arden: Wife of Thomas Arden, Alice plots with her lover Mosby to kill Arden. Alice is shown to believe love transcends social class
- Mosby: Alice's lover and brother of Susan, Alice's maid
- Black Will and Shakebag Hired murderers. In the play the pair fail a number of times to carry out the murder of Arden. Shakebag is shown to be the more evil of the two. It is possible the names are a satirical reference to William Shakespeare.
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