The Maid of Honour (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Philip Massinger
- First Published: 1632
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Tragicomedy
- Time of Work: The Renaissance
- Setting: Palermo and Siena, Italy
- Genres: Drama, Tragicomedy
- Subjects: Love or romance, War, Kings, queens, or royalty, Italy or Italians, Renaissance, Nobility
- Locales: Italy, Siena, Italy, Palermo, Italy
Characters Discussed
Camiola (ka-mee-OH-lah), the “Maid of Honour.” Although she is deeply in love with Bertoldo, she refuses to marry him because of his vow of celibacy as a Knight of Malta. In spite of his faithlessness in accepting the love of Aurelia, Camiola forgives him, ransoms him, and wins him back to his knightly vows. She herself weds the church as a nun.
Roberto (roh-BEHR-toh), the king of Sicily. He is a just, reasonable, and peaceful monarch but is unwisely overindulgent to his evil favorite, Fulgentio. Camiola finally persuades him to renounce...
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