The Rover | Teaching Key Figures

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 Antonio - This character is wounded by an Englishman in a brawl.

Colonel Belvile - This character protected other characters from an attack during the siege of Pamplona.

Angellica Bianca - This character is a famous courtesan who at the time of the play's events has just lost an important benefactor.

Ned Blunt - The favorite oath of this character is "adsheartlikins" showing the character to be a country bumpkin.

Callis - This character is governess to two sisters.

Florinda - This character is pure and innocent. Many other characters have...
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