Orlando Furioso · Character
Hippalca
Bradamant's maid and messenger.
minor
First appearance: canto i
Hippalca shows up with force in Canto XXVI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Guides Rogero to Rodomont; delivers Bradamant's message and letter to Rogero.
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In Canto XXVI: Guides Rogero to Rodomont; delivers Bradamant's message and letter to Rogero. Later, in Canto XXX: Returns to Bradamant…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Bradamant's Messengers and Kin
- Protagonist
- Allies and Antagonists of Orlando
- Primary Christian and Saracen Knights
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Astolpho, usin…
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See Hippalca in canto i