Appius and Virginia
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Appius and Virginia is a Jacobean-era tragic play, often attributed to John Webster, that dramatizes the corrupt lust of a Roman judge and the resulting sacrifice of a virtuous maiden.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appius and Virginia canonical | 1 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobean play
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| antagonist | Appius Claudius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | John Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | disputed authorship ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Roman historical tradition
ⓘ
legend of Verginia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
five-act play
ⓘ
verse drama ⓘ |
| dramaticTradition | Renaissance revenge and domestic tragedy ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 17th-century English theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Appius Claudius
NERFINISHED
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Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A corrupt Roman judge lusts after a virtuous maiden, leading to her sacrificial death to preserve her honor. ⓘ |
| protagonist | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption of justice
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female chastity and virtue ⓘ lust and abuse of power ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ tyranny versus republican virtue ⓘ |
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