Lucio

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Lucio is a roguish, witty gentleman in Shakespeare’s play "Measure for Measure," known for his bawdy humor, moral hypocrisy, and role as a comic commentator on the play’s themes of justice and corruption.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
comic character
fictional character
appearsIn Measure for Measure NERFINISHED
appearsInAct Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
associatedTheme corruption
hypocrisy
justice
law and order
sexual morality
characterTrait bawdy
cowardly
hypocritical
roguish
slanderous
witty
creator William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction commentator on authority
source of comic relief
vehicle for social satire
employerInFiction Duke Vincentio NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceCentury 17th century
genreOfWork comedy
interactsWith Angelo NERFINISHED
Claudio NERFINISHED
Duke Vincentio NERFINISHED
Isabella NERFINISHED
Mariana NERFINISHED
Mistress Overdone NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod English Renaissance NERFINISHED
moralAlignment morally ambiguous
nationalityInFiction Italian
notableAction denies responsibility for his child
encourages Isabella to plead with Angelo for Claudio
frequents brothels
impregnates a prostitute
is forced to marry the woman he wronged
slanders the Duke in conversation
punishmentInPlot forced marriage
threat of whipping
roleInWork comic commentator
gentleman
settingOfFiction Vienna NERFINISHED
speechStyle bawdy wordplay
prose
workAuthor Measure for Measure NERFINISHED

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