Orlando · Character
Captain Bartolus
A sea captain encountered during Orlando's travels.
minor
Also known as Bartolus
First appearance: iii
Captain Bartolus's tie to Orlando is one of the pressures that moves Orlando—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Orlando (professional): Captain Bartolus is the ship captain who transports Orlando to Constantinople, serving as a competent but distant professional figure. With Orlando (professional): Captain Bartolus is the…
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- Professional
- Other
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- Orlando's extended acquaintance
- Protagonist
- 18th-century literary critics
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See Captain Bartolus in iii