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Unknown

The restless 'I' threading Roswitha's plays, a voice that confesses its own pagan longings even as it prays for the strength to renounce them.

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Also known as I, myself, mine

First appearance: gallicanus

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This narrator is Roswitha herself, the 'strong voice of Gandersheim,' who frames the plays with a confession that she loves Terence's polished style yet fears his wicked matter. That tension — between the seductive…

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ABAbrahamDRDrusianaPAPaphnutiusANAntonyCACallimachusUNUnknown

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  • Protagonist
  • Hermits and Repentant Sinners
  • Early Christian Martyrs
  • Historical and Dramatic Figures

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Drusiana’s desperate plea for death to preserve her chastity and prevent another’s sin represents the emotiona…

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