The Maid of Honour
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The Maid of Honour is a Jacobean tragicomedy by Philip Massinger, notable for its blend of courtly romance, political intrigue, and moral conflict.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Maid of Honour canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jacobean tragicomedy
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stage play ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch | James I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Philip Massinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
duty versus personal desire
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love versus honour ⓘ private conscience versus political necessity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | five‑act play ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | blend of tragic and comic elements ⓘ |
| dramaticTradition | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| genre | tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
courtier
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noblewoman ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courtly romance
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moral conflict ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | court and public playhouse audiences ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Jacobean drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
complex plotting
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rhetorical eloquence ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of courtly romance, political intrigue, and moral conflict ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Philip Massinger’s dramatic canon ⓘ |
| settingType | European court ⓘ |
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