Amyntas, A Tale of the Woods/Dramatis Personae

by Torquato Tasso

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.

 

Amyntas, in love with Sylvia.
Thyrsis, his friend.
Elpino, another.
Ergastus, a bird-catcher.
A Satyr.

Sylvia, an Arcadian beauty.
Daphne, her friend.
Nerina, another.

The Prologue is spoken by Love, disguised as a Shepherd. The Chorus, like that of the Greeks, consists of several persons present, one of whom speaks at a time.

SCENE—ARCADIA.