Menas
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Menas is a pirate and follower of Pompey in Shakespeare's tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra," known for proposing a plot to seize control of Rome's leaders.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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fictional character ⓘ follower of Pompey ⓘ pirate ⓘ |
| allegiance | Pompey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Antony and Cleopatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | Act II of Antony and Cleopatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Antony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lepidus NERFINISHED ⓘ Octavius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Pompey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
cunning ⓘ unscrupulous ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalBasis | Menas (or Menodorus), a pirate in the service of Sextus Pompey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | tragedy ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyaltyConflictWith | Pompey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | pragmatic ⓘ |
| notableFor | suggesting the murder of Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus ⓘ |
| occupation | pirate ⓘ |
| proposes | plot to seize control of Rome's leaders ⓘ |
| roleType | supporting character ⓘ |
| sceneOfNotableAction | the banquet on Pompey's galley ⓘ |
| workSetIn | ancient Rome ⓘ |
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