Parasitaster, or The Fawn

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Parasitaster, or The Fawn is a satirical Jacobean stage comedy by English playwright John Marston, known for its sharp political and courtly intrigue.

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instanceOf English Renaissance drama
Jacobean play
satirical play
stage comedy
alternativeTitle The Fawn NERFINISHED
associatedWith London commercial theatre
early 17th-century English stage
author John Marston NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin England
dramaticConvention satirical characterization of courtiers
use of disguise
use of intrigue plots
dramaticForm five-act play
dramaticStyle comedy of manners
satirical court comedy
firstPerformanceCentury 17th century
genre comedy
satire
hasCharacterType courtier
parasite
ruler
hasForm verse and prose dialogue
hasTitle Parasitaster, or The Fawn NERFINISHED
language English
literaryGenre drama
literaryMovement English Renaissance theatre
literaryPeriod Jacobean era NERFINISHED
literarySubgenre court satire
medium stage play
notableFor complex intrigue plot
depiction of courtly corruption
sharp political satire
originalMedium live theatre performance
partOf Jacobean drama canon NERFINISHED
setting Italian court
subject ambition at court
court politics
deception
theme courtly intrigue
flattery and parasitism at court
political intrigue

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John Marston notableWork Parasitaster, or The Fawn