Calisto

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Calisto is the young nobleman whose obsessive and tragic love for Melibea drives the plot of the Spanish literary classic *La Celestina*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
male character
appearsIn La Celestina NERFINISHED
appearsInForm dialogue
associatedWith Celestina NERFINISHED
Melibea NERFINISHED
Pármeno NERFINISHED
Sempronio NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath accidental fall from a ladder
countryOfOrigin Spain
createdBy Fernando de Rojas NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance archetype of the obsessive lover in Spanish literature
deathType tragic death
emotionalTrait impulsive
obsessive
passionate
firstAppearance La Celestina, Act I NERFINISHED
genre tragicomedy
goal to obtain Melibea’s love
hasMainLoveInterest Melibea NERFINISHED
hires Celestina NERFINISHED
influences later representations of tragic lovers in Spanish drama
isInLoveWith Melibea NERFINISHED
isProtagonistOf La Celestina NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Spanish
literaryPeriod Spanish Renaissance NERFINISHED
loveType courtly love
obsessive love
medium literature
moralTrait self-centered
weak-willed
narrativeRole tragic lover
young nobleman in love
occupation nobleman
plotSignificance central figure whose love drives the plot
relationshipToCelestina client of go-between
setting late 15th-century Spain
socialClass nobility
themeInvolvement death
desire
love
social transgression
tragedy
workPublicationCentury 15th century

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Calixto hasVariant Calisto
La Celestina mainCharacter Calisto