Discuss the character of Angellica Bianca as the play's tragic heroine with reference to illusion and reality.
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Explanation:
A beautiful and wealthy courtesan, Angelica is desired by all men in Naples, including Don Antonio, Don Pedro, and Willmore, all of whom duel over her at various points throughout the play. Although she initially vows to charge one thousand crowns a month for her company and sexual favors, putting out pictures of herself to display her own beauty, she succumbs to Willmore’s charms, and ends up falling in love with him and giving him money. When she finds that Willmore has been courting Hellena (who is rich and noble), the humiliated Angelica vows revenge, almost shooting her former lover with a pistol.
Angelica Quotes in The Rover
The The Rover quotes below are all either spoken by Angelica or refer to Angelica. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one: Gender Roles Theme Icon). Note: all page numbers and citation info for the quotes below refer to the Penguin Classics edition of The Rover published in 1993.