The Maid's Revenge

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The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caroline-era play
play
tragedy
associatedWith Caroline theatre
author James Shirley
countryOfOrigin England
dramaticForm stage play
genre revenge tragedy
tragedy
hasCourtlySetting Spanish nobility
hasDramaticMode tragedy
hasDramatist James Shirley
hasNationalityOfAuthor English
hasSettingPeriod Habsburg Spain
surface form: "early modern Spain"
hasTheme betrayal
courtly love
family honor
female agency
jealousy
revenge
language English
literaryMovement English Renaissance drama
literaryPeriod Caroline era
originalLanguage English
partOf James Shirley
surface form: "James Shirley's dramatic works"
setting Spanish court
theme honor
love
revenge
writtenBy James Shirley

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James Shirley notableWork The Maid's Revenge

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