The Rover | Summary and Analysis: Prologue and Act I, scenes i – ii

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Author: The anonymous author of the work, presumably a man.

Florinda: A good noblewoman who is supposed to marry a rich, old fool (Don Vincentio) but is in love with a young gallant (Belvile).

Hellena: Florinda's sister, who resists the decree that she should go to a nunnery.

Don Vincentio: The wealthy young man Florinda is supposed to marry.

Don Belvile: A young English colonel who is in love with Florinda but has no money.

Don Pedro: A young man who is friends with Florinda and Hellena's father, who would like to thwart Florinda's intended marriage.
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