Troilus and Cressida
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"Troilus and Cressida" is a darkly satirical Shakespearean play set during the Trojan War that blends tragedy and cynicism to explore themes of love, honor, and the futility of heroism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Troilus and Cressida canonical | 10 |
| William Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean play
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play ⓘ problem play ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Homeric epics
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Troilus and Criseyde ⓘ medieval Troy legends ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of Shakespearean canon ⓘ |
| dramaticCategory | problem play in modern criticism ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
blank verse
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prose ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Achilles
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Agamemnon ⓘ Ajax ⓘ Cressida ⓘ Diomedes ⓘ Hector ⓘ Helen ⓘ Pandarus ⓘ Paris ⓘ Thersites ⓘ Troilus ⓘ Ulysses ⓘ |
| FirstFolioPublicationYear | 1623 ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1609 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | quarto ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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history play ⓘ satire ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| includedIn |
First Folio of Shakespeare
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surface form:
First Folio
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| period |
Tudor England
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surface form:
Elizabethan era
|
| setting |
Greek camp outside Troy
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Trojan War ⓘ Troy ⓘ |
| structure | five acts ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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cynicism ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ futility of heroism ⓘ honor ⓘ love ⓘ war ⓘ |
| tone |
cynical
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darkly satirical ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
William Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida
subject surface form:
Works of William Shakespeare