=Achitophel=--a-kĭt´o-phel, not a-chĭt´o-phel. A nickname
given to the Earl of Shaftesbury and used by Dryden in his
satirical poem of "Absalom and Achitophel."
=Adonais=--ăd-o-nā´is, not a-dō´ni-as nor a-dŏn´i-as. A
name given to the poet Keats by Shelley.
=Adriana=--ăd-ri-ăn´a, not ā-dri-ā´na nor
ā-dri-ăn´a. A character in the "Comedy of Errors."
=Ægeon=--ē-jē´on, not ē´je-on. A Syracusan merchant in the
"Comedy of Errors."
=Æmilia=--ē-mĭl´i-a, not ē-mē´li-a. Wife of Ægeon in
the "Comedy of Errors."
=Agramante=--ä-grä-män´tā, not ăg´ra-mănt unless written
=Agramant=. King of the Moors in "Orlando Furioso."
=Agricane=--ä-gre-kä´nā, not ăg´ri-kāne. Written also
=Agrican= (ăg´ri-kăn). King of Tartary in "Orlando
Innamorato."
=Al Borak=--äl bŏr´ak, not ăl bō´rak. An imaginary animal
of wonderful appearance and fleetness, with which it was claimed
that Mohammed made a journey to the seventh heaven.
=Alcina=--äl-chē´na, not ăl-sē´na. A fairy in "Orlando
Innamorato."
=Alciphron=--ăl´si-phron, not ăl-sĭph´ron. The name of a
work by Bishop Berkeley and of a character in the same.
=Alciphron= is also the name of a poem by Thomas Moore and the
hero of his romance, "The Epicurean."
=Almanzor=--al-măn´zor, not ăl´man-zor. A character in
Dryden's "Conquest of Granada."
=Al Rakim=--är rä-keem´, not ăl rā´kim. The dog in the legend
of the "Seven Sleepers of Ephesus."
=Al Sirat=--äs se-rät´, not ăl´ si-răt. An imaginary bridge
between this world and the Mohammedan paradise.
=Angelica=--an-jĕl´i-ka, not an-jel-ë´ka. A princess of great
beauty in "Orlando Innamorato."
=Angelo=--ăn´je-lo, not an-jĕl´o. A prominent character in
"Measure for Measure." A goldsmith in the "Comedy of Errors."
=Archimago=--är-ki-mā´go, not är-chi-mā´go nor
är-chĭm´a-go. A character in Spenser's "Faëry Queen."
=Argalia=--a<sc>R</sc>-gä-lee´ä, not är-gā´li-a. Brother of
Angelica in "Orlando Innamorato."
=Argantes=--a<sc>R</sc>-gän´tess, not är-găn´tēz. An infidel
hero in "Jerusalem Delivered."
=Asmodeus=--ăs-mo-dē´us, not ăz-mō´de-us. An evil
spirit.
=Baba, Ali=--ä´lee bä´bä, not ăl´i bā´ba. A character in the
"Forty Thieves."
=Baba, Cassim=--käs´sim bä´bä, not kăs´sim bā´ba. Brother of
Ali Baba.
=Bajardo=--bä-e-a<sc>R</sc>´do, not ba-jär´do. Rinaldo's steed in
"Orlando Innamorato."
=Balwhidder=--băl´hwĭth-er, not bawl´whĭd-der. A pastor in
Galt's "Annals of the Parish."
=Banquo=--bănk´wo, not băng´ko. A Scottish warrior and a
character in "Macbeth."
=Bassanio=--bas-sä´ni-o, not bas-sā´ni-o. Husband of Portia in
"Merchant of Venice."
=Biron=--bĭr´on, not bī´ron. A character in "Love's Labor's
Lost."
=Boyet=--boy-ĕt´, not bō´yet. A character in "Love's Labor's
Lost."
=Bradamante=--brä-dä-män´tā, not brăd´a-mănt. Sister to
Rinaldo, in "Orlando Innamorato."
=Brunehilde=--brōō´nā-hĭl´dā, not
brŭn-hĭl´dah. Written also =Brunehild=
(brōō´neh-hĭlt).
=Carrasco, Sanson=--sän-sōn´ kä<sc>R</sc>-<sc>R</sc>äs´ko, not
săn´son kăr-răs´ko. A character in "Don Quixote."
=Cedric=--sĕd´rik, not sē´drik. A character in "Ivanhoe."
=Clarchen=--klĕ<sc>R</sc>´ken, not klär´chen. A female character
in Goethe's "Egmont."
=Clavileno Aligero=--klä-ve-lān´yo ä-le-<sc>R</sc>ā´ro, not
klăv-i-lē´no ăl-i-jē´ro. A celebrated steed in "Don
Quixote."
=Consuelo=--kōng-su-ā-lō´, not kŏn-su-ĕl´o. The
heroine of a novel of the same name by Georges Sand.
=Don Adriano Armado=--ăd-re-ä´no är-mä´do, not ā-dri-ā´no
är-mā´do. A character in "Love's Labor's Lost."
=Don Cleofas=--klē´o-fas, not kle-ō´fas. Hero of "The Devil
on Two Sticks."
=Don Juan=--jū´an, not jū-ăn´.
=Dulcamara=--dŏŏl-kä-mä´rä, not dŭl-sa-mā´ra nor
dŭl-ka-mā´ra. The itinerant physician in "L'Elisire
d'Amore."
=Egeus=--ē-jē´us, not ē´je-us. The Father of Hermia in
"Midsummer Night's Dream."
=Eyre, Jane=--êr, not īre.
=Fata Morgana=--fä´tä mo<sc>R</sc>-gä´nä, not
fā´ta mor-găn´a.
=Fatima=--făt´i-ma, not fa-tē´-ma. A female character in the
story of Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp; also, one of the wives
of Blue Beard.
=Fidele=--fī-dē´le, not fī-dēle´. A name assumed by
Imogen, in "Cymbeline."
=Fra Diavolo=--frä de-ä´vo-lo, not frä de-ä-vō´lo.
=Genevra=--je-nĕv´ra, not je-nē´vra. =Ginevra= is pronounced
the same as the above.
=Gil Blas=--zhēl bläss, not jĭl blä nor jeel bläz.
=Gotham=--gō´tham, not gŏth´am. A name applied to New York
City.
=Haidee=--hī´dee, not hā´dee. One of the heroines in "Don
Juan."
=Iachimo=--yăk´i-mo, not ī-ăk´i-mo. A prominent character
in "Cymbeline."
=Iago=--e-ä´go, not ī-ā´go. One of the principal characters
in "Othello."
=Jacques=--zhäk, not jăk´kwĕs. A character in "As You Like
It."
=Klaus, Peter=--klowss, not klawz. The hero of a German tradition
similar to that of "Rip Van Winkle."
=Lalla Rookh=--lä´la rōōk, not lăl´la rŏŏk. The
heroine of Moore's poem of the same name.
=Laodamia=--la-ŏd-a-mī´a, not la-o-dā´mi-a. The wife of
Protesilaus slain by Hector, and the name of a poem by
Wordsworth.
=Lara=--lä´ra, not lā´ra nor lăr´a. The hero and name of
Byron's poem.
=Le Fevre=--leh fĕv´r, not le fē´ver. A poor lieutenant in
"Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy."
=Leonato=--lē-o-nä´to, not lē-o-nā´to. Governor of Messina
in "Much Ado About Nothing."
=Mahu=--ma-hōō´ or mä´hoo, not mā´hu. A fiend spoken of in
"King Lear."
=Maid of Orleans=--ôr´le-anz, not ôr-lēnz´. Another name of Joan
of Arc.
=Meister, Wilhelm=--vĭl´helm mīs´ter, not wĭl´helm
mēs´ter. The hero of a novel by Goethe.
=Mohicans, Last of the=--mo-hē´kans, not mo-hĭsh´ans nor
mō´he-kans.
=Montague=--mŏn´ta-gū, not mon-tāg´. A noble family in
"Romeo and Juliet."
=Moreno, Don Antonio=--än-tō´ne-o mō-rā´no, not
ăn-tō´ne-o mō-rē´no. A gentleman in "Don Quixote."
=Munchausen=--mun-chaw´sen, not mun-kaw´sen. German, Münchhausen
(mün<sc>K</sc>-how´zen).
=Oberon=--ŏb´er-on, not ō´ber-on. King of the fairies. Takes
an important part in "Midsummer Night's Dream."
=Ossian=--ŏsh´an, not aw´si-an.
=Parizade=--pä-re-zä´dā, not păr´i-zāde´. A princess in
"Arabian Nights' Entertainments."
=Parolles=--pa-rŏl´les, not pa-rōlz´. A follower of Bertram
in "All's Well That Ends Well."
=Perdita=--për´di-ta, not për-dī´ta nor për-dē´ta. A princess
in "Winter's Tale."
=Petruchio=--pe-trōō´chĭ-o, not pe-trōō´kĭ-o. A
principal character in "Taming of the Shrew."
=Pisanio=--pĭ-zä´nĭ-o, not pĭ-sā´nĭ-o. A character
in "Cymbeline."
=Posthumus=--pŏst´hu-mŭs, not pōst-hū´mŭs. Imogen's
husband in "Cymbeline."
=Prospero=--prŏs´pe-ro, not pros-pē´ro. An important
character in the "Tempest."
=Rosalind=--rŏz´a-lĭnd, not rōz´a-lind. The lady loved by
Orlando in "As You Like It."
=Rosaline=--rŏz´a-lĭn or rŏz´a-līn, not rōz´a-leen.
A lady in "Love's Labor's Lost;" also the name of a lady loved by
Romeo before Juliet.
=Rosamond, Fair=--rŏz´a-mond, not rō´za-mond.
=Rozinante=--rŏz-i-năn´te, not rō-zi-năn´te. Don
Quixote's famous horse.
=Ruggiero=--rōōd-jā´ro, not rŭg-gi-ĕr´o or
rŭj-ji-ē´ro. A knight in "Orlando Furioso."
=Sakhrat=--sä<sc>K</sc>-rä´, not săk´rat. A sacred stone of
great powers, in "Mohammedan mythology."
=Stephano=--stĕf´a-no, not ste-fā´no. A drunken butler in
"Tempest;" also a servant of Portia in "Merchant of Venice."
=Titania=--tĭ-tā´ni-a, not tĭ-tăn´i-a. The wife of
Oberon, king of the fairies.
=Tybalt=--tĭb´alt, not tī´balt. One of the Capulets in "Romeo
and Juliet.
=Ulrica=--ul-rī´ka, not ŭl´ri-ka. An old sibyl in "Ivanhoe."
=Ursula=--ür´su-la, not ür-sōō´la. An attendant in "Much Ado
About Nothing."
=Viola=--vī´o-la, not vī-ō´la. The disguised page of Duke
Orsino in "Twelfth Night."