# Unknown — Plays character guide

> Unknown in Plays by Roswitha of Gandersheim.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** I, myself, mine

**First appearance:** 0008-gallicanus

## Snapshot

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.

## Who they are

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 elegance of pagan drama and the demands of sacred writing — is the engine of the whole collection. She matters because her struggle to convert a dangerous inheritance into something holy is the same struggle her characters face on stage.

## In the story

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

The wife of Dulcitius, who speaks to him about his condition.

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

The innkeeper facilitates the encounter, urging Mary to entertain Abraham and later questioning her unusual tears.

### [Paphnutius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plays_se/chapters/paphnutius)

The disciples and young men who interact with Paphnutius, representing the community.

## Links

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