Dogberry

temporary watchman, Verges the constable, Dogberry the master constable

Shakespeare's play, Much Ado About Nothing, takes place in Italy; but Italy is really England. Shakespeare places his comedies, and tragedies abroad, in part, for his own safety. Too easily discerned criticism, or mockery of English society would be punished by government. Comedies have an happy ending, where everything is resolved, and people are married. 

Beyond the romantic comedy aspect, there is additional humour in the police force (farce). Dogberry is the master constable, and a fool, and is described as "an ass" in the play. Dogberry Allen Branstein) repeats the insult directed at himself, as evidence of a civil infraction.  

CONRADE:  Away! You are an ass, you are an ass!

DOGBERRY:  Dost thou not suspect my place? Dost thou not suspect my years? Oh, that he were here to write me down an ass! But masters, remember that I am an ass, though it be not written down, yet forget not that I am an ass.  

The local police force in England was rotated amongst the citizens. Here you see someone dressed like Chef Boyardee with comic moustaches, and a thick and silly accent. The cook is joined by a butcher, and another town conscript.

Dogberry attempts over serious legalese, that his tongue trips and twists, and confuses rather than explains. Something that is familiar in contemporary police. Dogberry charges his two prisoners with the same crime (lying) six times: 1-accusation, 2-"moreover" (same accusation), 3-"secondarily" (same accusation), 4-"sixth and lastly" (same accusation), 5-"thirdly" (same accusation), 6-"to conclude" (same accusation). Police and prosecution still do the same multiple charges on one action.

Saturday evening at Lakewood Park, the three watchmen with Borachio and Conrade.

3 conscript watchmen (butcher, baker, bearded man dressed as a granny), 

and Borachio (Spanish: borracho, drunkard; English: borachio, drunkard [obsolete])

Margaret

Ursula, Hero, Margaret, Beatrice