The Changeling
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The Changeling is a Jacobean tragedy by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley, renowned for its dark exploration of lust, deception, and madness.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobean tragedy
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| author |
Thomas Middleton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Rowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
deception
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lust ⓘ madness ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice |
blackmail
ⓘ
disguise ⓘ madness feigned and real ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | five-act play ⓘ |
| dramaticTone |
dark
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psychological ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
the boundary between sanity and madness
ⓘ
the instability of identity ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | c. 1622 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1653 ⓘ |
| genre |
Jacobean drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacterArc |
Beatrice-Joanna descends into guilt and madness
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De Flores moves from servitude to violent agency ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRelationship |
Beatrice-Joanna conspires with De Flores to murder her fiancé
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De Flores is Beatrice-Joanna's servant and accomplice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation | one of the finest Jacobean tragedies ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Alsemero
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ⓘ
Beatrice-Joanna NERFINISHED ⓘ De Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotive | sexual desire as a driving force of the plot ⓘ |
| hasSubplotCharacter |
Alibius
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ⓘ
Antonio NERFINISHED ⓘ Franciscus NERFINISHED ⓘ Isabella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark exploration of desire
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portrayal of moral ambiguity ⓘ psychological depth ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| performanceVenue | likely performed by the Lady Elizabeth's Men ⓘ |
| publisher | Humphrey Moseley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Alicante
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ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | main plot and madhouse subplot ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfAction | early 17th century ⓘ |
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