The Spanish Tragedy | 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

Alexandro - This character is falsely accused of accidentally causing the death of another character in battle.

Ambassador of Portugal - This character acts as a liaison between the courts of Spain and Portugal.

Balthazar - This character is the prince of Portugal and kills his rival for love.

Bel-Imperia - This character stabs herself to death in the play within the play, even though her suicide is not called for in the role she is playing.

Christophill - This character is Lorenzo's servant.

Don Ciprian - This character is the brother of...
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