Polixenes

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Polixenes is the King of Bohemia in Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale," whose friendship with Leontes triggers the king’s destructive jealousy.

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Label Occurrences
Polixenes canonical 7

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
fictional character
king
accusation adultery with Hermione
accusedBy Leontes
aidedBy Camillo
appearsIn The Winter's Tale
surface form: The Winter’s Tale
appearsInAct The Winter's Tale
surface form: Act I of The Winter’s Tale

The Winter's Tale
surface form: Act II of The Winter’s Tale

Act IV of The Winter’s Tale
The Winter's Tale
surface form: Act V of The Winter’s Tale
associatedWithTheme friendship
jealousy
repentance and reconciliation
causeOf Leontes’ jealousy
country Bohemia
creator William Shakespeare
disguisesAs a commoner
dramaticFunction catalyst of the main conflict
foil to Leontes
fears Leontes’ jealousy
fictionalUniverse The Winter's Tale
surface form: The Winter’s Tale universe
fleesFrom Leontes’ court
Sicily
genre drama
hasFriend Hermione
Leontes
hasRelationshipWith Leontes
hasSon Florizel
hasTitle King of Bohemia
surface form: His Majesty of Bohemia

King
isFatherOf Florizel
languageOfWork English
laterConsentsTo Florizel’s marriage to Perdita
literaryPeriod English Renaissance
medium stage play
moralCharacteristic authoritative
capable of forgiveness
proud
notableScene confrontation with Florizel and Perdita in the sheep-shearing festival
early scenes with Leontes and Hermione in Sicilia
opposes Florizel’s marriage to Perdita
positionHeld King of Bohemia
reconciledWith Florizel
Leontes
Perdita
workDate circa 1610–1611

Referenced by (7)

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

Leontes friend Polixenes
Leontes accuses Polixenes
Florizel father Polixenes
Florizel conflictsWith Polixenes
Florizel defies Polixenes