Bel-imperia
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Bel-imperia is a noblewoman in Thomas Kyd’s revenge tragedy *The Spanish Tragedy*, known for her passionate love, political entanglements, and role in driving the play’s bloody retribution.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Spanish Tragedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
class and power
ⓘ
female agency in revenge ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| centralThemeConnection | love and revenge ⓘ |
| conspiresWith | Hieronimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Thomas Kyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesInAct | Act 4 ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
drives the revenge action
ⓘ
links court politics with private passion ⓘ |
| enemy |
Balthazar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lorenzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfCharacter | Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| familyName | Castile royal family ⓘ |
| firstAppearsInAct | Act 1 ⓘ |
| formerLover | Don Andrea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | revenge tragedy ⓘ |
| influences | later revenge tragedy heroines ⓘ |
| killsCharacter | Balthazar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan drama ⓘ |
| loverAfterAndrea | Horatio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| methodOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| motivation |
revenge for Don Andrea
ⓘ
revenge for Horatio ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableScene | the play-within-a-play in Act 4 ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
intelligent
ⓘ
passionate ⓘ politically astute ⓘ resolute ⓘ |
| participatesIn | revenge plot against Lorenzo and Balthazar ⓘ |
| performsIn | Hieronimo’s play-within-a-play ⓘ |
| relative |
Lorenzo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the King of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeTypeToKingOfSpain | niece ⓘ |
| relativeTypeToLorenzo | sister ⓘ |
| roleInWork | major character ⓘ |
| romanticPartner |
Don Andrea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horatio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfWork | late 16th century ⓘ |
| workSetting | Spanish court ⓘ |
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