Dorante: A young, new lawyer who just arrived in Paris
Geronte: Dorante’s father
Cliton: Dorante’s servant
Clarice: A young lady of Paris
Lucrece: Clarice’s best friend
Alcippe: Clarice’s secret fiancé
Philiste: Alcippe’s friend
Isabelle: Lucrece’s vivacious servant
Sabine: Clarice’s puritanical servant