Criseyde
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Criseyde is the central female figure in Geoffrey Chaucer’s medieval romance "Troilus and Criseyde," known for her complex portrayal as a lover whose fidelity and choices drive the poem’s tragic narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Criseyde canonical | 6 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ medieval literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Cressida
ⓘ
surface form:
Cressida in William Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida
|
| appearsIn | Troilus and Criseyde ⓘ |
| associatedWithMotive |
desire for security
ⓘ
fear of instability ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
female agency ⓘ fidelity ⓘ fortune ⓘ free will and necessity ⓘ love ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Briseïs
ⓘ
surface form:
Briseida
Criseida ⓘ |
| centralConflict | conflict between love and self-preservation ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cautious
ⓘ
complex ⓘ emotionally conflicted ⓘ intelligent ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ |
| createdBy | Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ |
| criticalReception | often discussed as an early complex psychological portrait of a woman ⓘ |
| decision |
accepts Diomede
ⓘ
leaves Troilus ⓘ |
| familyRelation | daughter of Calchas ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | medieval romance ⓘ |
| influencedByAuthor | Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ |
| influencedByWork | Il Filostrato ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Middle English ⓘ |
| legacy | prototype for later character Cressida in English literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| medium | narrative poetry ⓘ |
| moralAmbiguity | yes ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives tragic narrative through her choices ⓘ |
| nationalTradition | English literature ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | widow ⓘ |
| relationship |
later partner of Diomede
ⓘ
lover of Troilus ⓘ |
| role |
central female figure
ⓘ
love interest of Troilus ⓘ |
| setting | Troy ⓘ |
| workDateContext | 14th-century English literature ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.