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Love for Love/Dramatis Personæ

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205367Love for Love — Dramatis PersonæWilliam Congreve


DRAMATIS PERSONÆ


MEN.

SIR SAMPSON LEGEND, father to Valentine and Ben,—Mr Underhill.

VALENTINE, fallen under his father's displeasure by his expensive way of living, in love with Angelica,—Mr Betterton.

SCANDAL, his friend, a free speaker,—Mr Smith.

TATTLE, a half-witted beau, vain of his amours, yet valuing himself for secrecy,—Mr Bowman.

BEN, Sir Sampson's younger son, half home-bred and half sea-bred, designed to marry Miss Prue,—Mr Dogget.

FORESIGHT, an illiterate old fellow, peevish and positive, superstitious, and pretending to understand astrology, palmistry, physiognomy, omens, dreams, etc; uncle to Angelica,—Mr Sanford.

JEREMY, servant to Valentine,—Mr Bowen.

TRAPLAND, a scrivener,—Mr Triffusis.

BUCKRAM, a lawyer,—Mr Freeman.


WOMEN.


ANGELICA, niece to Foresight, of a considerable fortune in her own hands,—Mrs Bracegirdle.

MRS FORESIGHT, second wife to Foresight,—Mrs Bowman.

MRS FRAIL, sister to Mrs Foresight, a woman of the town,—Mrs Barry.

MISS PRUE, daughter to Foresight by a former wife, a silly, awkward country girl,—Mrs Ayliff.

NURSE to MISS,—Mrs Leigh.

JENNY,—Mrs Lawson.


A STEWARD, OFFICERS, SAILORS, AND SEVERAL SERVANTS.


The Scene in London.