The Faithful Shepherdess (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: John Fletcher
- First Published: 1629
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Tragicomedy
- Time of Work: Remote antiquity
- Setting: Thessaly
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Tragedy, Tragicomedy
- Subjects: Love or romance, Rural or country life, Adultery, Greek or Roman times, Greece or Greek people, Shepherds, Chastity
- Locales: Thessaly
Characters Discussed
Clorin (KLOH-reen), the faithful shepherdess. She lives in a sacred grove beside the tomb of her dead lover, mourning him and cultivating herbs to heal injured shepherds. She finds her chastity a magical defense against all evils of the wood, and her healing arts are effective only when she has purged her patients of lust.
Thenot (tay-NOH), a disillusioned shepherd who loves Clorin for the virtue and constancy that he finds in her alone. He languishes in this passion, which by its very nature cannot be satisfied, until Clorin mercifully decides to...
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