The Roman Actor

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Jacobean tragedy play stage work

The Roman Actor is a 1626 Jacobean tragedy by English playwright Philip Massinger that explores tyranny, performance, and political intrigue in ancient Rome.

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Surface form Occurrences
Cinna (stage role) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jacobean tragedy ⓘ
play ⓘ
stage work ⓘ
author Philip Massinger NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dramaticPeriod Caroline era NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresCharacter Aretinus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caenis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chrysogonus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Domitia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Domitian NERFINISHED ⓘ
Domitilla NERFINISHED ⓘ
Helius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Julia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lamia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Lepidus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parthenius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philargus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rusticus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sabinus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stephanos NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sura NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1626 ⓘ
firstPerformedAt Blackfriars Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformedBy King's Men NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre Jacobean drama ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
hasPrintedEdition yes ⓘ
hasPrologue yes ⓘ
includedIn Massinger's collected plays ⓘ
licensedBy Sir Henry Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ
licensingDate 1626-10-11 ⓘ
literaryMovement English Renaissance drama ⓘ
notableFor depiction of a tyrant emperor ⓘ
metatheatrical elements ⓘ
reflection on ethics of acting ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
setting ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
structure five acts ⓘ
theme abuse of power ⓘ
performance ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
role of theatre in politics ⓘ
tyranny ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted reign of Domitian ⓘ
yearOfCreation 1626 ⓘ

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Philip Massinger → notableWork → The Roman Actor ⓘ
Jean Marais → notableWork → The Roman Actor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cinna (stage role)