The Duchess of Padua: The Persons of the Play
Simone Gesso, Duke of Padua
Beatrice, his Wife
Andreas Pollajuolo, Cardinal of Padua
Maffio Petrucci, Jeppo Vitellozzo, Taddeo Bardi } Gentlemen of the Duke’s Household
Guido Ferranti, a Young Man
Ascanio Cristofano, his Friend
Count Moranzone, an Old Man
Bernardo Cavalcanti, Lord Justice of Padua
Hugo, the Headsman
Lucy, a Tire woman
Servants, Citizens, Soldiers, Monks, Falconers with their hawks and dogs, etc.
Place: Padua
Time
The latter half of the Sixteenth Century
THE SCENES OF THE PLAY
Act I. The Market Place of Padua (25 minutes).
Act II. Room in the Duke’s Palace (36 minutes).
Act III. Corridor in the Duke’s Palace (29 minutes).
Act IV. The Hall of Justice (31 minutes).
Act V. The Dungeon (25 minutes).
Style of Architecture: Italian, Gothic and Romanesque.