OCTAVIA
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Octavia | Stepsister and wife of Nero. |
Nurse | of Octavia. |
Poppaea | Mistress and afterward wife of Nero. |
Ghost of Agrippina | Mother of Nero, slain by him. |
Nero | Emperor of Rome. |
Seneca | Former tutor of Nero, and later one of his chief counselors. |
Prefect of Roman Soldiers. | |
Messenger. | |
Chorus of Romans | Sympathetic with Octavia. |
Chorus | Attached to the interests of the court. |
The scene is laid throughout in different apartments of the palace of Nero, and is concerned with the events of the year 62 a.d. |