Francis Flute
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Francis Flute is a comically reluctant amateur actor and bellows-mender in Shakespeare’s *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, best known for being forced to play the female role of Thisbe in the play-within-the-play.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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artisan ⓘ fictional character ⓘ mechanical (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) ⓘ |
| appearsIn | play-within-the-play Pyramus and Thisbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Nick Bottom
NERFINISHED
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Peter Quince NERFINISHED ⓘ Snout NERFINISHED ⓘ Snug NERFINISHED ⓘ Starveling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
comic
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reluctant to play a woman’s role ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disguisedAs | Thisbe in women’s costume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
comic relief
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parody of tragic lovers ⓘ |
| employer | self-employed artisan (bellows-mender) ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | A Midsummer Night’s Dream universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 1 Scene 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfWork | comedy ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage drama ⓘ |
| nameGivenAs | Flute the bellows-mender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Athenian (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | reluctantly playing the female role of Thisbe ⓘ |
| notableScene | death scene of Thisbe in Pyramus and Thisbe ⓘ |
| occupation | bellows-mender ⓘ |
| performsBefore | Theseus and Hippolyta’s wedding court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performsWith | the mechanicals’ acting company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | Thisbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Pyramus and Thisbe (play-within-the-play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reluctanceReason | has a beard coming in and does not want to play a woman ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
amateur actor
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member of the group of mechanicals ⓘ |
| setting | Athens (fictionalized classical Athens) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageTradition | often played by a young male actor ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
gender roles in theatre
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metatheatre and play-within-a-play ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | late 16th century ⓘ |
| workFeaturedIn | A Midsummer Night’s Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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