Original sentence: After a sojourn in Egypt, where they encounter various classes of society and undergo a few adventures, they perceive the futility of their search and return to Abyssinia after none of their hopes for happiness are achieved.Imlac – a philosopher, son of a merchant, who has come to the Happy Valley only to find that life there is empty.Nekayah – sister and travelling companion of Rasselas.Rasselas enlists the help of an artist who is also known as an engineer to help with his escape from the Valley by plunging out through the air, though they are unsuccessful in this attempt.Rasselas grows weary of the factitious entertainments of the place and, after much brooding, escapes with his sister Nekayah, her attendant Pekuah and his poet-friend Imlac by digging under the wall of the valley.Rasselas – son of the King of Abyssinia.The story is primarily episodic
Edited sentence: A philosopher, travels with Rasselas as his guide.After some sojourn in Egypt, where they encounter various classes of society and undergo a few mild adventures, they perceive the futility of their search and abruptly return to Abyssinia after none of their hopes for happiness are achieved.He grows weary of the factitious entertainments of the place, and after much brooding escapes with his sister Nekayah, her attendant Pekuah and his poet-friend Imlac by digging under the wall of the valley.Imlac – The son of a merchant who has come to the Happy Valley only to find that life there is empty.Local color is almost nonexistent and the main story is primarily episodic.Nekayah – The sister of Rasselas, travels with Rasselas.Rasselas enlists the help of an artist who is also known as an engineer to help with his escape from the Valley by plunging themselves out through the air, though is unsuccessful in this attempt.Rasselas – Protagonist, son of the King of Abyssinia.The plot is simple in the extreme, and the characters are flat