The Massacre at Paris

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The Massacre at Paris is an Elizabethan history play by Christopher Marlowe dramatizing the violent religious conflicts of late 16th-century France, particularly the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.

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instanceOf Elizabethan play
history play
tragedy
associatedWith Lord Strange's Men NERFINISHED
author Christopher Marlowe NERFINISHED
character Catherine de' Medici NERFINISHED
Duke of Guise NERFINISHED
Henry III of France NERFINISHED
Henry of Navarre NERFINISHED
King Charles IX of France NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin England
dateOfFirstPerformance circa 1593
depictsEvent French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre NERFINISHED
dramaticFocus court politics
political intrigue
religious violence
dramaticForm stage play
genre history play
religious drama
tragedy
hasType revenge and political tragedy
historicalContext Counter-Reformation politics
Reformation in France
influencedBy contemporary English Protestant views of France
language English
literaryMovement Renaissance drama
mainSubject French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre NERFINISHED
religious conflict
notableFeature shortest of Christopher Marlowe's plays
survives only in a corrupt and abbreviated text
period Elizabethan era NERFINISHED
portrays Catherine de' Medici as a Machiavellian plotter
Huguenots as victims of persecution
religiousTheme Catholic–Protestant conflict
Huguenot persecution
settingPeriod late 16th century
settingPlace France NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
structure prose and verse
survivalStatus text survives in incomplete form
theatricalTradition English Renaissance theatre NERFINISHED
timeOfAction 1570s
writer Christopher Marlowe NERFINISHED

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Christopher Marlowe notableWork The Massacre at Paris