# First Lord Dumain — All’s Well That Ends Well character guide

> First Lord Dumain in All’s Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** this Captain Dumain, Captain Dumain

**First appearance:** 0006-act-ii-scene-i

## Who they are

A French lord serving with Bertram in the Florentine wars.

## Relationships

### [Bertram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/bertram)

_friendship_

First Lord Dumain is a companion and fellow soldier to Bertram, often involved in his schemes.

### [Parolles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/parolles)

_rivalry_

First Lord Dumain helps expose Parolles as a coward and fraud, leading to his disgrace.

### [Helena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/helena)

_friendship_

First Lord Dumain respects Helena and assists in her plan to win back Bertram.

### [Parolles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/parolles)

_rivalry_

First Lord Dumain helps expose Parolles as a coward and fraud, leading to his disgrace.

### [Bertram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/bertram)

_friendship_

First Lord Dumain is a companion and fellow soldier to Bertram, often involved in his schemes.

### [Helena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/helena)

_friendship_

First Lord Dumain respects Helena and assists in her plan to win back Bertram.

### [Parolles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/parolles)

_rivalry_

First Lord Dumain helps expose Parolles as a coward and fraud, leading to his disgrace.

### [Bertram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/bertram)

_friendship_

First Lord Dumain is a companion and fellow soldier to Bertram, often involved in his schemes.

## In the story

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-i-scene-ii)

The First Lord confirms the report of the Florentine war and comments on the King's trust in the Austrian cousin's advice.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-i)

Takes leave of the king for the Florentine war and later encourages Bertram's plan to steal away.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-i)

Present at the Duke's court, he affirms the justice of the Florentine cause and notes that younger Frenchmen will come to seek military experience.

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-ii)

Brings news of Bertram's departure and defends Bertram's handwriting as boldness.

### [Scene VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-vi)

Helps devise the scheme to expose Parolles and encourages Bertram to see Diana.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-i)

Mentioned as the brother of the Second Lord; to be informed of the capture.

### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-iii)

First Lord Dumain participates in the plot to expose Parolles, acting as an interrogator and mocking Parolles's false bravado.

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