# Agape — Plays character guide

> Agape in Plays by Roswitha of Gandersheim.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Agape, Agape O Lord, Sisinnius Agape

**First appearance:** 0035-dulcitius

## Who they are

The eldest of three Christian sisters whose unshakable faith turns a Roman persecution into a contest of wills the empire cannot win.

## In the story

### [Characters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plays_se/chapters/characters)

One of the three sisters

### [Dulcitius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plays_se/chapters/dulcitius)

Eldest sister; boldly defies Diocletian and Dulcitius, refuses to deny Christ, and dies in the furnace after praying for release.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plays_se/chapters/scene-i)

The eldest sister who boldly defends her faith against Diocletian's demands.

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plays_se/chapters/scene-ii)

One of the imprisoned Christian women whose beauty captivates Dulcitius.

### [Scene IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plays_se/chapters/scene-iv)

Observes Dulcitius's folly and comments on his blackened soul.

### [Scene X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plays_se/chapters/scene-x)

One of the sisters to be brought forward for torture.

### [Scene XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plays_se/chapters/scene-xi)

Defiantly refuses to sacrifice and offers a prayer as she is thrown into the fire.

### [Scene IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plays_se/chapters/scene-iv)

One of Sapientia's daughters, here called Faith, who expresses readiness to die for Christ's love.

### [Scene V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plays_se/chapters/scene-v)

Not present in this scene.

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