Bassianus
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Bassianus is a noble Roman and the younger brother of Saturninus in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Titus Andronicus," whose marriage to Lavinia helps ignite the play’s violent political and familial conflicts.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman noble
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Shakespearean character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| alignment | opponent of Saturninus’s rule ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Titus Andronicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
film adaptations of Titus Andronicus
ⓘ
stage productions of Titus Andronicus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lavinia
NERFINISHED
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Roman Empire (setting in the play) ⓘ Titus Andronicus (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorEra | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf |
familial conflict within Titus Andronicus’s family
ⓘ
political conflict over succession in Rome ⓘ |
| characterType | tragic nobleman ⓘ |
| conflictType | dynastic succession dispute ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Saturninus over Lavinia ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathInWork | murdered in the forest ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Titus Andronicus, Act I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| framedForCrime | treason against Saturninus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Chiron (with Aaron’s plotting)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Demetrius (with Aaron’s plotting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryRole | secondary male lead in Titus Andronicus ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Elizabethan drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for rivalry between Saturninus and Titus’s family
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victim in the cycle of revenge in Titus Andronicus ⓘ |
| nationality | Roman ⓘ |
| relationshipToLavinia |
former suitor
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husband ⓘ |
| relative | Saturninus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
noble Roman suitor of Lavinia
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younger brother of the emperor Saturninus ⓘ |
| settingOfActions |
Rome
NERFINISHED
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forest outside Rome ⓘ |
| sourceWorkForm | play in five acts ⓘ |
| spouse | Lavinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workGenre | tragedy ⓘ |
| youngerBrotherOf | Saturninus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.