- Dogberry - Bumbling Constable:
* Stereotype: The incompetent buffoon.
* Characteristics: A foolish law enforcer, Dogberry misuses language frequently and demonstrates a lack of intelligence and reasoning skills while taking his position as a law enforcer very seriously. He is oblivious to his shortcomings and often creates more chaos than he resolves.
- Verges - Nitwit Deputy:
* Stereotype: The dim-witted sidekick.
* Characteristics: Verges serves as Dogberry's subordinate and shares his limited intellectual capacity. He blindly follows Dogberry's decisions without any critical thinking of his own. Verges' foolishness adds to the humorous situations in the play.
The portrayal of Dogberry and Verges reflects Shakespeare's comedic genius in creating characters who provide lighthearted moments and social commentary on bumbling authority figures who, despite their ineptitude, maintain positions of power.