The Two Noble Kinsmen
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The Two Noble Kinsmen is a Jacobean tragicomedy play, traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, that dramatizes the rivalry of two close friends in love with the same woman.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Two Kinsmen | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobean play
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play ⓘ stage work ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ |
| associatedTheatreCompany | King’s Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributionStatus | traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare and John Fletcher ⓘ |
| author |
John Fletcher
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William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Knight’s Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | partly included in modern Shakespeare canon ⓘ |
| coAuthorshipStatus | collaborative work ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticMode | tragicomedy blending comic and tragic elements ⓘ |
| dramatisPersonae |
Arcite
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Emilia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hippolyta NERFINISHED ⓘ Jailer’s Daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ Palamon NERFINISHED ⓘ Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | circa 1613 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1634 ⓘ |
| form | verse drama ⓘ |
| genre |
Jacobean drama
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tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasEpilogue | true ⓘ |
| hasPrologue | true ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 17th-century English theatre ⓘ |
| includedIn | Shakespeare apocrypha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | live theatre performance ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Ancient Greece
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Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | five-act play ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | two friends in love with the same woman ⓘ |
| theme |
fate
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friendship ⓘ honor ⓘ madness ⓘ romantic rivalry ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Two Kinsmen