person
Sanchia (daughter of Cabanis)
Sanchia
A fictional character, daughter of the court servant Cabanis and beloved of Arszlán; she dresses in Endre's robe and hat to take the fatal blow intended for him, and is accidentally murdered by her own father. The drama's supreme figure of self-sacrificial innocence.
Reading notes
- Andrew of Naples §3 Sanchia
Sanchia is a fictional character, daughter of Cabanis; her name echoes the historical Queen Sancia and her self-sacrificial act — dressing in Endre's robe to take the fatal blow intended for him — provides the drama's most intense tragic irony.