Overview
Character Name
Duke of Burgundy
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dramatic Function
Foil
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
A kingdom, sometime in antiquity
Analysis
The status-obsessed Duke of Burgundy refuses to marry Cordelia without her dowry. It becomes clear that he values Cordelia’s status and her wealth more than Cordelia, herself.
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