The Characters
(The Summary of “Florante at Laura”)
Major characters:
- Florante
- Son of Duke Briseo and Princess Floresca; the main character of the SONG; Laura's love
- Laura
- Daughter of King Liceo; Florante's love
- Aladin
- A Muslim prince and soldier; son of Sultan Ali-Adab; the man who saved Florante; Flerida's love
- Flerida
- The woman who saved Laura; Aladin’s love
- Count Adolfo
- A traitor; son of Count Sileno; very envious of Florante's achievement
- Menandro
- Florante's classmate and faithful best friend; Florante’s right hand in the battle
Minor characters:
- Duke Briseo
- Father of Florante; Princess Floresca's husband; King Linceo’s adviser
- Princess Floresca
- Mother of Florante; wife of Duke Briseo, princess of Croton
- King Linceo
- King of Albania; father of Laura
- Antenor
- Florante's reliable mentor while he was studying in Athens, Greece
- Count Sileno
- Count Adolfo's father; also from Albania
- General Miramolin
- Headed the Persian troupes towards invading Albania
- General Osmalic
- A Persian general who wanted to invade Kroton
- Sultan Ali-Adab
- King of Persia; father of Aladin; who also desired Aladin’s love of his life, Flerida
- Menalipo
- Florante's cousin who saved him from a vulture that almost snatched him from his cradle
- King of Croton kingdom
- Princess Floresca’s father and the grandfather of Florante