Characters from Le Cid

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Don Alonse - This character is a nobleman whose role is minor, but who provides a way of filling in information about the activities that are going on behind the scenes.

Don Arias - This character is a nobleman. He is used in this play much as the ladies-in-waiting are used, as a way for the main male characters to expose their interior dialog.

Chimene - This character is torn between her love of her father and her love for a man.

The Count - See Don Gomes.

Don Diegue - This character...
(read more)