A King and No King

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Jacobean tragicomedy stage play

A King and No King is a Jacobean tragicomedy, co-authored by Francis Beaumont (with John Fletcher), known for its complex plot involving mistaken identity and controversial themes of incestuous desire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jacobean tragicomedy ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
associatedWith Beaumont and Fletcher canon NERFINISHED ⓘ
author Francis Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralTheme honor and reputation ⓘ
incestuous desire ⓘ
kingship and legitimacy ⓘ
mistaken identity ⓘ
controversialElement apparent brother–sister incest ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dramaticStructure five-act structure ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1611 ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1619 ⓘ
firstPublishedIn Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647 NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre tragicomedy ⓘ
hasCharacter Arbaces NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gobrius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mardonius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Panthea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spaconia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tigranes NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Restoration drama ⓘ
literaryPeriod Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
performanceHistory popular on the 17th-century English stage ⓘ
plotCharacteristic complex plot ⓘ
recognition scene ⓘ
use of disguise ⓘ
resolutionType comic resolution ⓘ
setting fictional kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
subjectMatter monarchy ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
personal identity ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Beaumont and Fletcher → notableWork → A King and No King ⓘ
John Fletcher → notableWork → A King and No King ⓘ
Francis Beaumont → wrote → A King and No King ⓘ