The Rape of Lucrece

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narrative poem poem

The Rape of Lucrece is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare that retells the tragic Roman legend of Lucretia’s assault and its political aftermath.

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William Shakespeare’s The Rape of Lucrece 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf narrative poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
alternativeTitle The Rape of Lucrece NERFINISHED ⓘ
author William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Roman legend of Lucretia ⓘ
legend of Lucretia ⓘ
containsLiteraryDevice ekphrasis ⓘ
extended rhetorical monologue ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dedicatedTo Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton NERFINISHED ⓘ
describesEvent rape of Lucrece by Tarquin ⓘ
ekphrasisOf painting of the Trojan War ⓘ
firstEditionFormat quarto ⓘ
followsInPublication Venus and Adonis NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre narrative poem ⓘ
tragic poem ⓘ
hasCharacter Brutus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Junius Brutus NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy Livy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadsTo establishment of the Roman Republic ⓘ
overthrow of the Roman monarchy ⓘ
literaryForm narrative poetry ⓘ
literaryMovement Elizabethan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryPeriod English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCharacter Collatine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lucrece NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tarquin NERFINISHED ⓘ
meter rhyme royal ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
numberOfLines 1855 ⓘ
originalTitle Lucrece NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Shakespearean poetry ⓘ
placeOfPublication London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
publicationYear 1594 ⓘ
publisher John Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ
rhymeScheme ababbcc ⓘ
setting ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
stanzaForm seven-line stanza ⓘ
theme chastity ⓘ
fall of monarchy ⓘ
guilt and shame ⓘ
honour ⓘ
political revolution ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
sexual violence ⓘ
timeOfAction reign of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus ⓘ

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works of William Shakespeare → includesWork → The Rape of Lucrece ⓘ
subject surface form: Works of William Shakespeare
Lucrece → inspiredWork → The Rape of Lucrece ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Shakespeare’s The Rape of Lucrece
Palace of Pleasure → narrativeSourceFor → The Rape of Lucrece ⓘ
Richard Field (printer) → notableWork → The Rape of Lucrece ⓘ