# Canto XIX explained — Orlando Furioso

> Chapter companion for Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto.

## What happens

Angelica heals Medoro and marries him, then they depart for Catay. Marphisa and her companions endure a storm at sea and encounter Guido the Savage.

## Themes in this chapter

### Love and Chivalry

Angelica's love for Medoro and their marriage.

### Betrayal and Deception

Cloridan's ambush and the treachery of the sea.

### Fate and Free Will

Medoro's fate and Angelica's choice to heal and wed him.

## Character check-ins

### Angelica

Heals Medoro, marries him, and departs for Catay.

### Medoro

Wounded, healed by Angelica, marries her.

### Marphisa

Endures a storm at sea with companions.

### Cloridan

Dies trying to save Medoro.

### Zerbino

Leads the horsemen who capture Medoro.

## Key lines

> Medoro, by Angelica’s quaint hand, Is healed, and weds, and bears her to Catày.

Angelica heals Medoro, marries him, and takes him to Catay.

_Summary of the chapter's main event._

> The beauteous boy is with her, night and day Does she untent herself, or keep the shed.

Angelica stays with Medoro constantly.

_Depicts their close relationship._

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