Ferdinand, King of Navarre

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Ferdinand, King of Navarre is a central Shakespearean character portrayed as an idealistic young monarch who forswears worldly pleasures for study, only to have his vows upended by the arrival of the Princess of France and her ladies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
fictional character
king
male character
appearsIn Love's Labour's Lost NERFINISHED
associatedTheme conflict between study and love
courtly love
idealism versus reality
the folly of oaths
breaksVow by falling in love with the Princess of France
characterTrait honourable
idealistic
romantic
scholarly
youthful
createdBy William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction driving force of the vow of study
leader of the group of male courtiers
romantic partner of the Princess of France
establishes a three-year academy of study
firstPerformanceContext Elizabethan theatre NERFINISHED
forbids women from coming within a mile of his court
gender male
genreOfWork comedy
interactsWith Berowne NERFINISHED
Boyet NERFINISHED
Costard NERFINISHED
Don Adriano de Armado NERFINISHED
Dumaine NERFINISHED
Katherine NERFINISHED
Longaville NERFINISHED
Maria NERFINISHED
Princess of France NERFINISHED
Rosaline NERFINISHED
languageStyle elevated verse
literaryTradition English Renaissance drama
loveInterest Princess of France NERFINISHED
makesVow to avoid the company of women
to devote himself to study
to forswear worldly pleasures
medium stage play
nationalityInFiction Navarrese
roleInWork central character in Love's Labour's Lost
settingOfRule his court in Navarre
socialStatus noble
royalty
timePeriodInFiction Renaissance-era Europe
title King of Navarre NERFINISHED

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Love's Labour's Lost mainCharacter Ferdinand, King of Navarre