Iachimo

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Iachimo is a scheming Italian nobleman in Shakespeare’s play "Cymbeline," known for deceitfully attempting to seduce Imogen and falsely claiming to have succeeded.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
antagonist
fictional character
nobleman
appearsIn Cymbeline NERFINISHED
associatedWith Imogen NERFINISHED
King Cymbeline NERFINISHED
Posthumus Leonatus NERFINISHED
causes Posthumus’s jealousy
Posthumus’s order for Imogen’s murder
characterArc confession of his deceit
claims to have slept with Imogen
confessesTo King Cymbeline NERFINISHED
Posthumus Leonatus NERFINISHED
creator William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction instigator of central conflict in Cymbeline
firstAppearance Cymbeline NERFINISHED
gender male
genre drama
hidesIn Imogen’s bedchamber chest
languageOfWork English
literaryGenreOfWork tragicomedy
literaryPeriod English Renaissance NERFINISHED
method deception
false testimony
theft of tokens as false proof
moralAlignment deceitful
motivation to win a wager against Posthumus Leonatus
nationality Italian
notableFor attempting to seduce Imogen deceitfully
falsely claiming to have seduced Imogen
plotting against Posthumus Leonatus
occupation nobleman
partOf Shakespearean late romances NERFINISHED
plots to test Imogen’s chastity
relatedTheme chastity
deception
repentance
repents his false accusations
roleInWork scheming Italian nobleman
setting Rome NERFINISHED
ancient Britain
stealsFrom Imogen NERFINISHED
takesObject Imogen’s bracelet
timeOfWorkComposition early 17th century
workAuthor William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
workForm play

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Cymbeline mainCharacter Iachimo