PERSONS REPRESENTED. King of France. Duke of Florence. Bertram, Count of Rousillon. Lafeu, an old Lord. Parolles, a follower of Bertram. Several young French Lords, that serve with Bertram in the Florentine war. Steward, Clown, A Page. } servants to the Countess of Rousillon. Countess of Rousillon, mother to Bertram. Helena, a gentlewoman protected by the Countess. Anold Widow of Florence. Diana, daughter to the widow. Violenta, Mariana, } neighbours and friends to the widow. Lords, attending on the King; Officers, Soldiers, &c. French and Florentine. Scene, partly in France, and partly in Tuscany. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. ACT I. SCENE I. Rousillon. A room in the Countess's Palace. Enter Bertram, the Countess of Rousillon, Helena, and Lafeu, in mourning. Countess. IN delivering my son from me, I bury a second husband. Ber. And I, in going, madam, weep o'er my father's death anew: but I must attend his majesty's command, to whom I am now in ward*, evermore in subjection. Laf. You shall find of the king a husband, madam;-you, sir, a father: He that so generally is at all times good, must of necessity hold his virtue to you; whose worthiness would stir it up where it Under his particular care, as my guardian. |