Jaquenetta
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Jaquenetta is a country wench in Shakespeare's comedy "Love's Labour's Lost," whose romantic entanglements and misunderstandings contribute significantly to the play's comic plot.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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comic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Love's Labour's Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act 1 of Love's Labour's Lost
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act 2 of Love's Labour's Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ Act 3 of Love's Labour's Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ Act 4 of Love's Labour's Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ Act 5 of Love's Labour's Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Elizabethan stage comedy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Costard
NERFINISHED
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Don Armado NERFINISHED ⓘ the Forester ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Katherine
NERFINISHED
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Maria NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosaline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
complicates the vows of the King and his lords
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embodies the play's mockery of idealized love ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceEra | late 16th century ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | comedy ⓘ |
| hasDialogueForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant | Jaquenetta the country wench ⓘ |
| includedIn | Shakespearean canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
comic subplot of Love's Labour's Lost
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letter mix-up subplot ⓘ |
| languageOfDialogue | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationalityOfWork | English ⓘ |
| occupation | country wench ⓘ |
| plotFunction | exposes Berowne's broken oath through a misdelivered letter ⓘ |
| relationshipToTheme |
contrasts courtly love with rustic love
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highlights class differences in romantic pursuit ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
catalyst for misunderstandings
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comic relief ⓘ |
| romanticallyLinkedTo |
Costard
NERFINISHED
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Don Armado NERFINISHED ⓘ the Forester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | peasant ⓘ |
| stageTradition |
often played with broad physical comedy
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often portrayed as earthy and sensual ⓘ |
| textualSource | First Folio version of Love's Labour's Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSetting | Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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