The Siege of Rhodes (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir William Davenant
- First Published: 1663
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1522
- Setting: The fortress at Rhodes and the nearby coast of Caria
- Genres: Drama, Musical drama, History play
- Subjects: Love or romance, War, Sixteenth century, Soldiers, Greece or Greek people, Honor, Turkey or Turkish people
- Locales: Rhodes
Characters Discussed
Alphonso, the young duke of Sicily, whose life is shaped by his love for his wife Ianthe and by his sense of honor. His fleeting jealousy of the attentions lavished by the sultan on Ianthe does not impair the happiness of his marriage, and he fights valiantly to save his wife and Rhodes.
Ianthe, his beautiful wife, who bravely travels from Sicily to join her husband in Rhodes. Captured by the Turks, she wins the sultan’s admiration with her fidelity and devotion to her husband. She thus can later intercede with him on behalf of the besieged island....
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