Satiromastix (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Dekker
- First Published: 1602
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: c. 1100
- Setting: England
- Genres: Satire, Drama
- Subjects: Love or romance, Marriage, Poetry or poets, England or English people, Widows or widowers, Twelfth century, Puns or punning
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
William Rufus, the king of England, a lustful, treacherous tyrant. He tricks and taunts Sir Walter into promising to send his beautiful wife alone to the palace, intending to violate her. When Sir Walter brings him her apparently dead body, the king is seized with remorse; he repents, and on her revival he gives her back to her husband unharmed.
Sir Walter Terrill, the king’s loyal follower. He agrees to let his wife take poison rather than become the prey of the king.
Caelestine, Sir Walter’s beautiful bride. She too prefers the poison to...
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