Love's Cruelty
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Love's Cruelty is a Caroline-era tragic play by James Shirley that explores themes of passion, betrayal, and moral corruption in a courtly setting.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caroline-era play
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stage play → tragedy → |
| associatedWith |
Caroline court drama
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| author |
James Shirley
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| countryOfOrigin |
England
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| dramaticForm |
five-act play
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| dramaticMode |
tragedy of passion
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| dramaticStructure |
blank verse and prose
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| genre |
Jacobean and Caroline drama
→
tragedy → |
| hasDramatist |
James Shirley
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| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
English Renaissance drama
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| literaryPeriod |
Caroline era
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| partOf |
James Shirley canon
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| setting |
courtly setting
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| theatricalTradition |
English Renaissance theatre
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| theme |
betrayal
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honour → jealousy → love → moral corruption → passion → revenge → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
James Shirley
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notableWork |