Posthumus Leonatus
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Posthumus Leonatus is the virtuous but exiled husband of Imogen whose jealousy, deception, and eventual reconciliation drive much of the plot in Shakespeare’s play "Cymbeline."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Leonatus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Posthumus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Cymbeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| banishedBy | Cymbeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo | main plot of Cymbeline ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Cymbeline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iachimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deceivedBy | Iachimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disguisesAs | poor soldier ⓘ |
| exiledTo | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiences | vision of his dead family ⓘ |
| familyBackground | orphan ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Act 1 of Cymbeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friend | Philario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | romance ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
honourable
ⓘ
impulsive ⓘ jealous ⓘ penitent ⓘ virtuous ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | secretly married to Imogen ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| ordersMurderOf | Imogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn | battle between Britain and Rome ⓘ |
| plotInvolves | wager on Imogen’s chastity ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Cymbeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivesProphecyFrom | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconciledWith |
Cymbeline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repentsFor | ordering Imogen’s death ⓘ |
| sendsLetterTo | Pisanio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
commoner
ⓘ
gentleman ⓘ |
| spouse | Imogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testedBy | Iachimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
forgiveness
ⓘ
identity and disguise ⓘ jealousy ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ |
| workForm | stage play ⓘ |
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