All’s Well That Ends Well (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare
- First Published: 1623
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: Sixteenth century
- Setting: France and Italy
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Marriage, Mistaken or secret identity, Kings, queens, or royalty, Sixteenth century, Italy or Italians, Weddings, Nobility, Rings
- Locales: Paris, France, Florence, Italy
Characters Discussed
Helena (HEHL-eh-nuh), the orphaned daughter of Gerard de Narbon, a distinguished physician, and the ward of the countess of Rousillon. She at first regards her love for Bertram, the countess’ son, as hopeless; then, with the independence characteristic of the heroines of William Shakespeare’s comedies, she resolves to try to win him with her father’s one legacy to her, a cure for the ailing king’s mysterious malady. Her charm and sincerity win the love and admiration of all who see her except Bertram himself. Hurt but undaunted by his flight from...
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