He is aboard Hipparchus and Pausanes' ship during the act four storm and calls out orders to try to keep the ship from foundering.
CAPTAIN
A "ghost character." He reports through Eumenes that the Sardinian's learned of the Sicilian attack too late to prepare to repel it.
CLEON
A Sicilian lord. He is on hand in several scenes but does not add materially to the forward motion of the plot.
CREMNOFIELD
Also spelled Cremnofeld and Cremnofeild [sic]. A Sardinian commander. He appears in several scenes but does not add materially to the forward movement of the plot.
DYON
A Sardinian commander. He appears in several scenes but does not add to the forward movement of the plot.
EUCRATIA
Memnon's daughter, Hipparchus' sister, beloved of the King of Sicily. She is taken captive by Procles. Whilst Pausanes fights the old soldier to release her, she runs away. She is nearly captured and throws herself upon the mercy of the king, who offers his love to her. She begs him to pursue Gillippus and redeem her sister Leucanthe. She also volunteers to tend to Pausanes' wounds, for he redeemed her when she was in danger. After the shipwreck, she is referred to as the king's queen. She is reunited with her father, Memnon, her uncle, Theagines, and discovers that Pausanes is her cousin and Hipparchus her brother.
EUGENE
Lysimella's woman. She hides with her lady from the pirate pursuit. She appears in several scenes but does not add to the forward movement of the plot.
EUMENES
A Sicilian general. On the battlefield, Zenon unmasks to reveal to Eumenes that he is in fact Pelius. He insists that Eumenes make good his wooing of the fair Zenonia, but when Eumenes will not they fight and Eumenes falls.
GILLIPPUS
Also spelled Gallippus. A banished Sicilian lord, now a pirate. He captures Lysimella and when she will not be wooed has her bound. When Gillippus orders that Pausanes be hanged naked from the trees, Hipparchus' and Pausanes fight the pirates until the King of Sicily and his men arrive and drive off Gillippus. He goes to Sardinia to assist them in preparing for the Sicilian assault. When Sardinia falls, he is wounded by Pausanes but convinces Leucanthe to flee with him to his galley. Confronted by the king, he pretends to be killed in order to escape. During the act four storm, his ship founders. He attempts to rape Leucanthe until the timely intervention of Zenon recalls him to his need to tend to his foundering ship. When his ship sinks, he swims with Leucanthe, bound, to the fire that the hermit's boys set as a beacon. In soliloquy he announces his plan to trick her into believing he saved her out of love when in fact he only wishes to slake his lust upon her. After Hipparchus strikes him down, he confesses to having killed Perseus and taken both Hipparchus and Pausanes. He offers the two gold medallion necklaces that he took from Perseus to the king before he dies.
HELM–MAN
Two characters share this designation in the play during the act four storm.
On Gillippus' ship, he answers the orders of Zenon, the Master, and Gillippus to right and save the foundering ship.
On Hipparchus and Pausanes' ship, he answers to orders.
HERMIT
During the act four storm, he finds Theagines washed ashore and offers him succor. As everyone gathers about the signal beacon at play's end and their true identities are revealed, he is last to reveal himself. He is in fact the lost Memnon, chief priest of Sardinia, and after he tends to the wounded Hipparchus and nearly drowned Pausanes, he promises to perform their weddings.
HIPPARCHUS
Both he and his friend Pausanes were prisoners and are now mates on Gillippus' pirate ship. He is the lost son of Memnon. He assists Gillipus in his pursuit of Lysimella. He sees women as wenches to conquer. Gillippus places him in charge of the captive Lysimella. When Pausanes confronts him to release her, Hipparchus defeats him. When Gillippus orders that Pausanes be hanged naked from the trees, Hipparchus' friendship forces him to Pausanes' side and they fight the pirates until the King of Sicily and his men arrive. The king places him in Lysimella's power, and he is reconciled to his friend Pausanes. Lysimella sends the friends, in disguise, to fight on the king's side against Sardinia. He and Pausanes fight nobly, winning the king's favor. He falls in love at first sight with Leucanthe and allows her and Zenon to escape, promising to block the way of her pursuers. Her pursuer turns out to be the king. He refuses to allow the king to pass and fights him only to be stopped when Eucratia comes to beg the king's mercy and protection when she yields in defeat. The king, upon learning that Leucanthe has been taken by Gillippus, sends the noble Hipparchus to rescue her. During the act four storm, he proves a steady sailor. Ashore and waiting by the beacon fire for Pausanes, he finds Gillippus with Leucanthe. He fights the pirate and kills him but not before receiving a grievous wound. Theagines finds him with Leucante and binds up his wounds. He is reunited with his sister Eucratia and father Memnon, who, as priest, promises to marry him to Leucanthe (who is in fact his first cousin) as soon as he has recovered.
KING of SICILY
Lysimell's brother. He plans to attack Sardinia for not coming to Sicily's aid in their recent war. Hearing his sister's cry, he arrives in time to rescue her, Hipparchus, and Pausanes from the pirate Gillippus. He leaves the country in his sister's hands and gives her Hipparchus and Pausanes to do with as she wishes. He comes across Gillippus in Sardinia and believes he has killed the pirate, who merely feigns death. As he is chasing Leucanthe to capture her, Hipparchus blocks his way and refuses to allow the king to pass and fights him. The fight is stopped when Eucratia comes to beg the king's mercy and protection as she yields in defeat. The king professes his love for Eucratia and, upon learning that Leucanthe has been taken by Gillippus, sends the noble Hipparchus to rescue her. During the act four storm, he begs Eucratia's forgiveness for bringing her into the danger at sea. It appears that the king and Eucratia marry aboard the ship. She is called his queen in that scene. Pausanes and Hipparchus see that the king and Eucratia get safely to the long boats as the ship strikes the coral. He arrives safely ashore and at the signal beacon bears witness to all the unmaskings.
LEUCANTHE
Theagines' daughter, Pausanes' sister. When Sardinia falls, she escapes to Gillippus' galley. Defended by Zenon, she comes upon Hipparchus who falls in love with her at first sight. She gives him her name in exchange for his allowing them to pass. During the act four storm, Gillippus tries to rape her, but the storm grows too great and he must tend his ship. When the ship sinks, Gillippus swims her ashore to slake his lust but Hipparchus is there and kills the pirate. Hipparchus faints from his own wounds, and Leucanthe prays for aid and calls to Theagines to help bind his wounds. At the signal beacon she is reunited with her father, uncle and brother and discovers that Eucratia and Hipparchus are her cousins.
LYSIMELLA
Sister to the King of Sicily. She must hide in the woods with Eugene from Galllipus and his pirates whilst Philon attempts to draw them away, but she is captured. She scorns Gillippus' wooing and is bound. Hipparchus is entrusted with her, but Pausanes fights Hipparchus to release her. When Hipparchus and Pausanes join forces against Gillippus, she calls for aid until her brother the king arrives with his men to drive off Gillippus. The king gives her the running of the country while he is away and also Hipparchus and Pausanes to deal with as she wishes. She disguises Hipparchus and Pausanes and sends them after the king's fleet (which is waylaid by storm). She hopes they will acquit themselves to the king in battle. Pausanes declares his love for her, but she feels she must (against her heart) scorn him. In act four, she dresses as a boy and pursues Pausanes. She is shipwrecked in the storm and saved by Pausanes, not knowing her for the disguise. She recovers on shore beside the signal beacon to find her brother the king safe and Pausanes recovering. She will tend him and marry him when he recovers.
MASTER
During the act four storm, he along with Zenon and Gillippus barks orders to right and save the foundering ship.
MEMNON
Chief priest of Sardinia, father of Eucratia and Hipparchus, and Theagines' brother. The ancient Sardinian law forced him and Theagines to refuse to aid Sicily for Sardinia may take up arms only for its own defense. He and his brother conspired to subvert Sardinian law by sending their sons abroad to study to be princes. They were discovered and banished. When he was separated from Theagines, he became a holy hermit by the sea. It is not revealed how the hermit got another son. At play's end, the hermit reveals that he is in fact Memnon.
PAUSANES
Both he and his friend Hipparchus were prisoners and are now mates on Gillippus' pirate ship. He is the lost son of Theagines. He assists Gillipus in his pursuit of Lysimella. He sees women as creatures to be worshipped. He fights Hipparchus to free Lysimella but loses. When Gillippus orders that Pausanes be hanged naked from the trees, Hipparchus' friendship forces him to Pausanes' side and they fight the pirates until the King of Sicily and his men arrive. The king places him in Lysimella's power, and he is reconciled to his friend Hipparchus. Lysimella sends the friends, in disguise, to fight on the king's side against Sardinia. Pausanes declares his love for Lysimella and is crushed by her scorn. In Sardinia, he and Hipparchus fight nobly and win the king's favor. He manages to wound Gillippus, but the pirate flees him. He fights with Procles over Eucratia and defeats the old soldier but not before Eucratia runs away. He feels he must protect her and pursues her. He is wounded in the attempt. When Eucratia is taken, she offers to tend his wounds in thanks for having saved her. During the act four storm, he proves a steady sailor and gets the king and Eucratia to the long boats safely when their ship hits the coral. Safely ashore, he dives back into the sea to save others whilst Hipparchus shouts for him to swim to the beacon light ashore. He is nearly drowned saving the disguised Lysimella. At the beacon fire he is reunited with his sister Leucanthe and father Theagines. As soon as he can recover, his uncle Memnon promises to marry him to Lysimella.
PELIUS
Zenon's real name. See ZENON.
PERSEUS
A "ghost character." Theagines' aged friend, whom he laments is lost. At the siege of Tunis, Gillippus killed him and took his two 'sons,' Hipparchus and Pausanes, along with two gold medallion necklaces that identified the boys. Early in the play, Pausanes makes a reference to him. At play's end, Gillippus tells how he killed him.
PHILON
A Sicilian lord and kinsman to the king. At the play's opening, he attempts to lead Gillippus and the pirates away whilst Lysimella and Eugene hide in the woods. In act four, he tries to dissuade Lysimella from pursuing her beloved Pausanes, but she convinces him of the worth of her passion.
PROCLES
A old common soldier. He wants Eucratia for his prisoner and fights Pausanes for her. When he is defeated, he chooses suicide to dishonor.
SAILORS
Although this designation exists in the dramatis personae, it the text these characters are referred to as soldiers. See SOLDIERS.
SLAVES
Several slaves figure in the play.
One binds Lysimella after Gillippus has captured her.
During the act four storm, three slaves give up Gillippus' foundering ship, one is stabbed by Gillippus and the others flee.
SOLDIERS
Several soldiers figure in this play.
Mute characters. Three soldiers accompany Philon as he attempts to divert Gillippus from pursuing Lysimella.
Mute characters. Several of Gillippus' soldiers follow him in pursuit of Lysimella.
Another soldier informs the king that Gillippus is still alive and has taken Leucanthe to his galley.
SON, HERMIT'S
He and his father find Theagines washed ashore. According to the stage directions, he builds a fire on the stage. This fire becomes the all-important signal beacon that brings the characters together at play's end for the final revelations. How the banished Memnon got this child whilst in exile is not revealed, but he is Hipparchus and Eucratia's half-brother if not full brother, though that too is never mentioned.
SORTANES
A Sicilian lord. He is on hand in several scenes but does not add materially to the forward motion of the plot.
THEAGINES
Chief judge of Sardinia, father to Leucanthe and Pausanes, and Memnon's brother. The ancient Sardinian law forced him and Memnon to refuse to aid Sicily for Sardinia may take up arms only for its own defense. During the act four storm, he washes ashore. He reveals to the hermit who finds him that, against the law of Sardinia, he and Memnon sent their infant sons abroad to be trained to be princes. The oracle exposed their treachery, and both Memnon and Theagines were banished until they could find their sons and return. Since then, Theagines has lost his friend, Perseus, been separated from his brother, Memnon, and fears their sons are lost. Later, Theagines finds Hipparchus, wounded, with Leucanthe and binds up his wounds. He receives the medallions from Gillippus and is able to reveal that Pausanes is his long lost son and Hipparchus his lost nephew. He is reunited with his daughter, Leucanthe, and niece
Eucratia. At last he learns that the old hermit is none other than his lost brother Memnon.
ZENON
Alias Pelius. A disguised lord of Sardinia in love with Zenonia. On the battlefield, he unmasks to show Eumenes that he is Pelius. He insists that Eumenes make good his wooing of the fair Zenonia, but when he will not they fight and Eumenes falls. He next goes to act the part of Eucratia's body guard in hopes that she may speak well of him to Zenonia. He is next seen defending Leucanthe in her flight to Gillippus' galley. He is willing to fight past Hipparchus but discovers he need not when Hipparchus honors him for killing Eumenes and allows him to pass. During the act four storm, he intentionally interrupts Gillippus' attempted rape to Leucanthe to remind him to tend his foundering ship. Though much is made of his love for Zenonia, his plot line remains unresolved by play's end. He is last mentioned when Gillippus in soliloquy mentions that he had Zenon bind Leucanthe to him before the ship sank. We do not learn what became of Zenon/Pelius in the storm.
ZENONIA
A "ghost character." Eucratias' lady, abused by Eumenes and defended by Pelius disguised as Zenon.