Callimaco

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Callimaco is the cunning young Florentine gentleman whose scheming drives the comic plot of Niccolò Machiavelli’s play *The Mandrake*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character
fictional character
male character
appearsIn La mandragola NERFINISHED
The Mandrake NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme corruption
deception
manipulation
satire of morality
sexual desire
belongsToWorkBy Niccolò Machiavelli NERFINISHED
centralTo comic plot of The Mandrake
citizenship Florentine
collaboratesWith Ligurio NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Florence NERFINISHED
createdBy Niccolò Machiavelli NERFINISHED
culturalOrigin Italian literature
deceives Friar Timoteo NERFINISHED
Lucrezia NERFINISHED
Nicia NERFINISHED
Sostrata NERFINISHED
drivesPlotOf The Mandrake NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceDate early 16th century
gender male
genreOfWorkContext Renaissance comedy
hasTrait amorous
cunning
intelligent
manipulative
resourceful
unscrupulous
isFictionalInUniverse yes
isTitleCharacterOf The Mandrake (by prominence, not name)
languageOfWork Italian
literaryForm comic character
literaryPeriod Renaissance literature NERFINISHED
medium theatre
motivation to sleep with Lucrezia
narrativeFunction schemer
trickster
occupation gentleman
roleInWork protagonist
romanticInterestIn Lucrezia NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfFiction Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED
usesRuse mandrake root fertility scheme
workSetIn Florence NERFINISHED

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The Mandrake character Callimaco
The Mandrake protagonist Callimaco