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Archidamus
A Bohemian lord. He appears in the first scene and tells Camillo that Bohemia could not offer its guests the same magnificence that Sicilia has offered to the Bohemian entourage. He also speaks of the bond between Leontes and Polixenes.
Camillo
A Sicilian lord and Leontes's trusted advisor. He is ordered by Leontes to poison Polixenes but instead informs Polixenes of Leontes's plot against him. Camillo guides Polixenes from Sicilia and accompanies him to Bohemia. Sixteen years later, Camillo laments his lost friendship...
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