# Imogen — Cymbeline character guide > Imogen in Cymbeline by William Shakespeare. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Fidele, Innogen **First appearance:** 0002-act-i-scene-i ## Snapshot A king's daughter who defies her father to marry a poor but worthy man, then must survive exile, disguise, and slander to prove her worth. ## Who they are Imogen is heir to Britain's throne, but her secret marriage to the banished Posthumus costs her father's favor and her place at court. When she flees disguised as the boy Fidele, she carries both her husband's ring and his lethal misjudgment of her. Her stubborn fidelity and quick wit make her the emotional center of a play where nearly everyone else is scheming, credulous, or both. ## Relationships ### [Iachimo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/characters/iachimo) _rivalry_ Iachimo manipulates and deceives Imogen to win a bet against Posthumus, invading her privacy and slandering her virtue. ### [Pisanio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/characters/pisanio) _friendship_ Pisanio is Imogen's loyal servant and confidant, who protects her from harm and helps her escape the court. ### [Belarius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/characters/belarius) _family_ Belarius unknowingly shelters Imogen, his king's daughter, and treats her with kindness as a lost traveler. ### [Guiderius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/characters/guiderius) _family_ Guiderius, unaware Imogen is his sister, bonds with her as a brotherly companion in the wilderness. ### [Cloten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/characters/cloten) _romantic_ Cloten aggressively pursues Imogen as a suitor, but she despises him, leading to his obsessive and violent advances. ### [Sicilius Leonatus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/characters/sicilius_leonatus) _family_ Sicilius Leonatus is the ghost of Posthumus's father, who appears in a vision to plead for his son's redemption, connected to Imogen through marriage. ### [Posthumus Leonatus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/characters/posthumus_leonatus) _romantic_ Imogen and Posthumus are deeply in love as husband and wife, though their bond is tested by false accusations and separation. ### [Sicilius Leonatus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/characters/sicilius_leonatus) _family_ Sicilius Leonatus is the ghost of Posthumus's father, who appears in a vision to plead for his son's redemption, connected to Imogen through marriage. ### [Posthumus Leonatus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/characters/posthumus_leonatus) _romantic_ Imogen and Posthumus are deeply in love as husband and wife, though their bond is tested by false accusations and separation. ### [Pisanio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/characters/pisanio) _friendship_ Pisanio is Imogen's loyal servant and confidant, who protects her from harm and helps her escape the court. ### [Iachimo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/characters/iachimo) _rivalry_ Iachimo manipulates and deceives Imogen to win a bet against Posthumus, invading her privacy and slandering her virtue. ### [Iachimo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/characters/iachimo) _rivalry_ Iachimo manipulates and deceives Imogen to win a bet against Posthumus, invading her privacy and slandering her virtue. ## In the story ### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-i-scene-i) Defies her father by marrying Posthumus; expresses deep love and loyalty; exchanges a diamond ring as a token. ### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-i-scene-iii) Expresses intense longing and sorrow over Posthumus's departure, lamenting her interrupted farewell and the tyranny of her father. ### [Scene VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-i-scene-vi) Imogen receives Iachimo warmly due to Posthumus's letter, but firmly rejects his seduction and defends her honor. ### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-i) Mentioned by the second lord as the 'divine Imogen' who suffers under her father's rule by the stepmother, her mother's plots, and Cloten's hateful wooing. ### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-ii) Reading late in her bedchamber, she falls asleep and is unknowingly observed by Iachimo. ### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-iii) Imogen firmly rejects Cloten's advances, declares her love for Posthumus, and insults Cloten by valuing Posthumus's garment above him. ### [Scene V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-v) Referenced by Posthumus as the object of his misplaced rage; he now believes her unchaste. ### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-ii) Overjoyed by Posthumus's letter, she eagerly plans to travel to Milford Haven. ### [Scene IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-iv) Heartbroken by Posthumus's accusation, she pleads for death but ultimately agrees to disguise herself as a boy. ### [Scene VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-vi) Disguised as Fidele, she is weary and hungry, seeking Milford Haven. She reflects on the hardships of a man's life and the virtue of the cave dwellers. ### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-ii) Disguised as Fidele, she feigns illness to stay behind, takes the Queen's poison, and is found seemingly dead by the brothers; later discovered alive by Lucius. ### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-iii) Mentioned as missing; her departure is the cause of Cymbeline's grief and the Queen's reported madness. ### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-v-scene-i) Referenced as the noble lady Posthumus believes he has killed. ### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-v-scene-ii) Present on the battlefield disguised as Fidele, Lucius advises her to save herself. ### [Scene V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/chapters/act-v-scene-v) Disguised as Fidele, reveals herself to Posthumus, accuses Pisanio of poisoning, and is reconciled with her father and husband. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/characters/imogen - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cymbeline_se/characters