Clotaldo

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Clotaldo is a loyal and conflicted courtier and soldier in Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s play "La vida es sueño," serving as Segismundo’s guardian and a key figure in the drama’s moral and political tensions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courtier
dramatic character
fictional character
guardian
soldier
appearsIn La vida es sueño NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre Spanish Golden Age drama
associatedWith questions of justice and mercy in rulership
the concealment of Segismundo’s royal identity
characterTrait conflicted
dutiful
honorable
loyal
paternal toward Segismundo
conflict divided between loyalty to the king and compassion for Segismundo
createdBy Pedro Calderón de la Barca NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction expositor of the king’s secret about Segismundo
mediator between royal authority and Segismundo
moral touchstone in the play
firstAppearance La vida es sueño (c. 1635) NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Spanish
literaryPeriod Spanish Baroque NERFINISHED
literarySignificance key figure in articulating the play’s ethical dilemmas
loyalTo King Basilio NERFINISHED
moralStance prioritizes honor and obedience to the king
nationality Polish (in the play’s setting)
occupation courtier at the Polish court
soldier in the service of the King of Poland
relationshipType guardian–ward (with Segismundo)
vassal–lord (with Basilio)
relationshipWith Basilio NERFINISHED
Segismundo NERFINISHED
responsibleFor Segismundo’s custody
roleInPlot guardian of Segismundo
serves Basilio, King of Poland NERFINISHED
setting Kingdom of Poland (fictionalized) in La vida es sueño NERFINISHED
themeInvolvement free will and destiny
honor and duty
moral conflict
political obedience

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