All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well | Characters

King of France
Represents a dying breed of nobility, one in which honor and virtue are tantamount. He is suffering from a debilitating illness and is nostalgic for the past. He is persuaded by Helena to let her try to cure him, she succeeds, and in return the King makes good on his promise that she may marry any of his noblemen.

Bertram
Young Count of Rousillon, son of the Countess of Rousillon and the recently deceased Count of Rousillon. Finding himself trapped in a marriage to Helena, whom he does not love, he flees to Italy to join the wars. While there, he attempts...

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