The Rover Characters

Cousin to Florinda and Hellena, Valeria is braver than the former, but more ladylike than the latter. Providing her relatives with masks and helping them in their romantic schemes, she eventually finds herself in love with Frederick, and marries him in a double ceremony with Florinda and Belvile.

The prostitute who tricks Blunt out of his clothes and money, Lucetta is a scheming, wily, and seductive woman; exactly the kind of woman whom the men of the play fear and loathe.

The elderly servant of Angelica, and a former prostitute herself, Moretta hates all men, and is dismayed when her mistress succumbs to Willmore’s charms.

The softhearted governess of Florinda and Hellena, Callis initially allows them to go out to the Carnival, despite Don Pedro’s orders to the contrary. Later in the play, when she tries to stop the girls from leaving, Valeria locks her in a wardrobe.

Lucetta’s pimp, who helps her to rob Blunt.

In love with Lucetta despite the fact that she is a prostitute, Philippo helps to fool and rob Blunt.

Although he never appears onstage, Vincentio is the wealthy but elderly man whom Florinda’s father (also never onstage) wishes her to marry. Hellena repeatedly mocks both his age and his dark complexion.

The servant of Don Antonio, but an ally to Florinda, for whom he occasionally lies.

Angelica’s servants (called “bravoes”), who put the pictures of her outside her house and report about the various men who stop to admire them.

Don Antonio’s page.

The servants of Hellena and Willmore.

In a comic scene, Blunt’s manservant attempts to help him dress in Spanish clothes, to ridiculous effect.

During a duel outside Angelica’s house, these keepers-of-the-peace part the fray and mistakenly arrest Belvile (when in fact it was Willmore who caused the disturbance).

Angelica's servants.

A priest who is fetched at the end of the play in order to marry Valeria and Frederick and Belvile and Florinda.