# Parolles — All’s Well That Ends Well character guide > Parolles in All’s Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Monsieur Parolles **First appearance:** 0001-act-i ## Who they are Bertram's swaggering hanger-on, all drum and no soldier, whose boasts grow louder the less he has to boast about. ## Relationships ### [Bertram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/bertram) _friendship_ Parolles is Bertram's close companion and confidant, though he is a boastful and deceitful influence. ### [First Lord Dumain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/first_lord_dumain) _rivalry_ First Lord Dumain helps expose Parolles as a coward and fraud, leading to his disgrace. ### [Lafeu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/lafeu) _rivalry_ Lafeu despises Parolles as a fool and a liar, mocking him openly. ### [Helena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/helena) _social_ Helena tolerates Parolles as Bertram's associate but sees through his dishonesty. ### [Lafeu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/lafeu) _rivalry_ Lafeu despises Parolles as a fool and a liar, mocking him openly. ### [First Lord Dumain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/first_lord_dumain) _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) _social_ Helena tolerates Parolles as Bertram's associate but sees through his dishonesty. ### [Helena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/helena) _social_ Helena tolerates Parolles as Bertram's associate but sees through his dishonesty. ### [First Lord Dumain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/first_lord_dumain) _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_ Parolles is Bertram's close companion and confidant, though he is a boastful and deceitful influence. ### [Bertram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/bertram) _friendship_ Parolles is Bertram's close companion and confidant, though he is a boastful and deceitful influence. ## In the story ### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-i-scene-i) Engages in a witty debate with Helena about virginity, revealing his cynical and boastful nature. ### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-i-scene-ii) Parolles enters with Bertram and Lafeu, present at the King's court. ### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-i) Encourages Bertram to defy the king's command and join the war, boasting of his own military experience. ### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-iii) Verbally abused by Lafeu, who exposes his cowardice and lack of true honor. ### [Scene IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-iv) Delivers Bertram's message to Helena, instructing her to take leave of the king. ### [Scene V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-v) Dismisses Lafeu as an 'idle lord' and assists Bertram in his plan to escape the marriage. ### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-ii) Identified by the Countess as a tainted fellow corrupting Bertram's nature. ### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-iii) Present with Bertram and the soldiers before the Duke. ### [Scene V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-v) Observed with Bertram; Mariana and Diana identify him as a knave who leads Bertram into dishonest behavior. ### [Scene VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-vi) Boastfully undertakes to recover the lost drum, unaware of the trap set for him. ### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-i) Captured while attempting to fabricate a story about recovering a drum; reveals his cowardice and willingness to betray his camp. ### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-iii) Parolles is captured, interrogated, and exposed as a coward and liar. He betrays military secrets and slanders his comrades, including Bertram, before being humiliated. ### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-v-scene-ii) Parolles, now in disgrace, seeks Lafeu's favor and delivers a letter, but is mocked by the Clown and rebuked by Lafeu. ### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/chapters/act-v-scene-iii) Summoned as a witness, equivocates about Bertram's relationship with Diana, and is described as a 'naughty orator'. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters/parolles - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_s_well_that_ends_well_se/characters