Messalina third wife of Claudius I of Rome (10 B.C.–54 A.D.); she was noted for lascivious behavior.
narcissus This narrow-leafed plant with its white or yellow, trumpet-shaped blossom, is an apt flower for Dorian to adore. It is named for Narcissus of Greek mythology, a young man who spurned the attentions of Echo and fell in love with his own image in a pool of water; he was turned into the flower.
Arden a forest in As You Like It, in which Sibyl performed the previous night.
Verona a city in northeastern Italy, the setting for Romeo and Juliet, in which Sibyl will perform that night.
prig a person who is overly precise, arrogant, or smug.
brougham a four-wheeled, closed carriage with an open driver's seat in front.
