Gil Blas · Character

Arsenia

An actress and friend of Laura, known for her sharp tongue.

minor

First appearance: VII

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An actress at whose house Don Matthias and Don Alexo Segiar sup; her waiting-woman is Laura's companion.

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Minor Characters and Extras
Artisans and Servants
Theatrical and Courtly Love
Provincial Employers and Friends
Romantic and Domestic Intrigue

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Gil Blas becomes the darling of the fair sex, and makes an interesting acquaintance.
An actress at whose house Don Matthias and Don Alexo Segiar sup; her waiting-woman is Laura's companion.
IX
Arsenia is the actress who hires Gil Blas as her steward after Laura's recommendation.
Much such another as the foregoing
Gil Blas's mistress, an actress who entertains noblemen at supper and corrects Gil Blas's use of 'troop' to 'company'.
XI
The mistress of the household; treats the author Pedro de Moya with cold indifference and later defends the players' treatment of authors.
Gil Blas acquires a relish for the theatre, and takes a full swing of its pleasures, but soon becomes disgusted.
An actress whose house is a center of debauchery; she maintains a close friendship with Florimonde.
Chapter I
An actress in whose house Gil Blas had been staying; he leaves due to her immoral ways.
VII
Referenced as a host of past suppers with Phenicia.
A Thunderbolt to Gil Blas
Mentioned as the former mistress of Laura and Gil Blas, whose servant past is exposed.

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