Doctor Caius

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Shakespearean character comic character fictional character physician

Doctor Caius is a comically hot-tempered French physician in Shakespeare’s play "The Merry Wives of Windsor," known for his exaggerated accent and farcical attempts at courtship and dueling.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Doctor Caius canonical 5
Dr Caius 1
Dr. Caius 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character ⓘ
comic character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
physician ⓘ
alignment comic antagonist ⓘ
appearsIn The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ
appearsInAct The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ
surface form: Act I of The Merry Wives of Windsor

Act II of The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ
The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ
surface form: Act III of The Merry Wives of Windsor

Act IV of The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ
The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ
surface form: Act V of The Merry Wives of Windsor
associatedWork The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ
characterTrait comic ⓘ
foolish ⓘ
hot-tempered ⓘ
jealous ⓘ
creator William Shakespeare ⓘ
dramaticFunction comic relief ⓘ
satire of foreigners ⓘ
employer French royal household (implied in some interpretations) ⓘ
firstPerformanceContext Elizabethan theatre ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
hasNameVariant Caius the French doctor ⓘ
Doctor Caius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Dr. Caius
involvedIn comic duels ⓘ
farce ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
literaryTradition English Renaissance drama ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
nationality French ⓘ
notableScene duel with Sir Hugh Evans ⓘ
failed elopement with Anne Page ⓘ
occupation doctor ⓘ
physician ⓘ
rivalOf Fenton ⓘ
Sir Hugh Evans ⓘ
Slender ⓘ
romanticInterest Anne Page ⓘ
settingOfActivity Windsor ⓘ
speaksWith exaggerated French accent ⓘ
timePeriodOfFictionalUniverse English Renaissance ⓘ
surface form: Elizabethan era

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Merry Wives of Windsor → character → Doctor Caius ⓘ
Sir John in Love → featuresCharacter → Doctor Caius ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dr Caius
Anne Page → suitor → Doctor Caius ⓘ
Anne Page → parentsPreferredSuitor → Doctor Caius ⓘ
Doctor Caius → hasNameVariant → Doctor Caius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dr. Caius
Host of the Garter Inn → associatedWith → Doctor Caius ⓘ
Sir Hugh Evans → associatedWith → Doctor Caius ⓘ