# Andronicus — Plays character guide

> Andronicus in Plays by Roswitha of Gandersheim.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Andronicus, Andronicus Drusiana, Andronicus Look

**First appearance:** 0053-callimachus

## Who they are

A grieving husband drawn into John's miracle-working orbit, he wrestles aloud with the baffling justice of a God who spares the schemer and not the accomplice.

## In the story

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

Listed as a character in the chapter.

### [Callimachus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plays_se/chapters/callimachus)

Drusiana's husband, observes and comments on the events, asks John to raise Callimachus.

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

Mentioned as Drusiana's husband and a devout Christian.

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

Discovers Drusiana's body and sends for the holy man John.

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

Andronicus is grief-stricken by Drusiana's death and reveals she prayed for death in his presence.

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

Accompanies John to the tomb and is awed by the vision.

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

Accompanies John, explains the situation, and marvels at the miracles.

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