# Sir Nathaniel — Love’s Labour’s Lost character guide

> Sir Nathaniel in Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Nathaniel

**First appearance:** 0010-act-iv-scene-ii

## Snapshot

A curate who praises whatever Holofernes says and performs in the pageant, his mild piety a foil to the schoolmaster's roaring vanity.

## Who they are

Sir Nathaniel is the parish curate and Holofernes's constant companion, forever seconding his friend's Latin and calling his verses rare. Where Holofernes thunders, Nathaniel murmurs approval, and together they embody the play's gentle satire of small-town learning. He matters because his earnest, uncritical admiration keeps the pedant scenes running and gives the court wits someone harmless to mock.

## In the story

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

The curate who admires Holofernes' learning and is invited to dine.

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

Praises Holofernes' wit and converses about Armado.

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