Phebe, a slave girl in her early teens, is thin and lively when Augustus is born. She is kind and gentle, and is attracted to Augustus when he shows up at the plantation twenty years later. Phebe serves as a crossroads for Augustus, potentially offering him an alternative to rebellion and a life of hatred. She appears to be in love with him, but it is a love that is not returned during the course of the play. Phebe is made second in command of the Lafarge plantation slaves, and is likewise present when the truth of Augustus's identity becomes known.
