• Overview
• Staging information
• Translations
• Sample translations
• Production history

Scene

This play is a three-act comedia.

Staging

The action takes place in three locations: the tower in which Segismundo is imprisoned and the grounds around it; the royal palace of Poland; and the forest in-between. Rosaura at first is dressed as a man and carries a sword but also, later, she wears female clothes and finally changes into attire suitable for battle (she also has a cloak in Act 3). The soldiers in the first scene have their faces covered to conceal their identity. Astolfo wears a necklace with a locket that contains a portrait of Rosaura, which is used at the end of Act 2. Segismundo is described as wearing animal skins, but in the palace he appears in princely robes. Basilio wears a cloak to conceal his face when visiting Segismundo in Act 3, Clotaldo carries a gun and Astolfo wears a hat (mentioned in Act 2).

Cast number

Minimum	Maximum
6 males	15 males
2 females	2 females
8 (total)	17 (total)

Characters

• ROSAURA
• SEGISMUNDO, Prince
• CLOTALDO, An old man
• ESTRELLA, Princess
• CLARÍN, Comic servant
• BASILIO, King
• ASTOLFO, Prince
• SOLDIERS
• GUARDS
• MUSICIANS

Entry written by Kathleen Jeffs. Last updated on 31 January 2012.

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