Florante at Laura - Characters

Characters

• Florante – a duke of Albania and the main protagonist of the novel.

• Laura – Daughter of King Linceo of Albania. She is the love interest of Florante and is later married to him.

• Count Adolfo – Rival of Florante and the antagonist of the novel. His jealousy and envy towards Florante sparked his rebellion against the King. He was also responsible for the imprisonment of Florante. He was killed by Flerida as he attempted to rape Laura in his escape against the forces loyal to the king.

• Prince Aladin – Son of Sultan Ali-Adab of Persia. He saved Florante from being eaten by lions in the forest. Later, he marries his love interest Flerida.

• Flerida – Aladin's fiancée. She asked Sultan Ali-Adab to spare Prince Aladin's life on the condition that she will be Ali-Adab's wife. She later escaped and killed Count Adolfo as he attempted to rape Laura in the forest.

• Duke Briseo – Father of Florante and a nobleman of Albania. He was killed, along with King Linceo, by Count Adolfo during his usurpation of power. He was a very good father to Florante.

• Princess Floresca – Mother of Florante and the Princess of Crotone. She died while Florante was studying in Athens.

• King Linceo – King of Albania and the father of Princess Laura. A great ruler of Albania, he and Duke Briseo were killed by Count Adolfo during the latter's takeover.

• Sultan Ali-Adab – Sultan of Persia and the father of Prince Aladin. He sentenced his son to death because of cowardice in the battlefield. In exchange for Aladin's life, Flerida promised to marry the Sultan. After her escape, the Sultan committed suicide.

• Count Sileno – Father of Count Adolfo.

• Menalipo – Cousin of Florante. He saved Florante from vultures when they were younger.

• Menandro – Friend and confidant of Florante. They first met while they were studying in Athens and Menandro saved Florante from a young Adolfo's attempt to murder him. He and Florante both shared military expedition. He also led the overthrow of Count Adolfo and restored peace in Albania.

• Antenor – Professor of Florante, Menandro, and Adolfo in Athens. A good and wise teacher to Florante.

• General Osmalik – A general of Persia. He was killed by Florante during a military expedition.

• General Miramolin – A general of the Ottoman Empire. He was responsible for the invasion of Albania in order to bring the kingdom under the imperial control.

• Emir – One of the commanding officers who sacked Albania together with Aladin during the ongoing campaign of Florante and Menandro in Crotone. He nearly slew Laura for her refusal to love him but was defeated.