Cloten

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Cloten is a boorish and arrogant suitor in Shakespeare’s play "Cymbeline," known for his comic villainy and lack of wit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
dramatic character
fictional character
appearsIn Cymbeline NERFINISHED
associatedTheme abuse of power
contrast between true and false nobility
folly of arrogance
characterTrait arrogant
boorish
cowardly
foolish
hot-tempered
lacking wit
vain
conflictWith Arviragus NERFINISHED
Belarius NERFINISHED
Guiderius NERFINISHED
Imogen NERFINISHED
Posthumus Leonatus NERFINISHED
creator William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
deathBy beheaded by Guiderius
deathScene Cymbeline, Act 4 NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction foil to Imogen’s nobility
foil to Posthumus Leonatus
source of dark comedy
familyRelation son of the Queen of Britain
stepbrother of Imogen
stepson of King Cymbeline
firstAppearance Cymbeline, Act 1 NERFINISHED
genre tragicomedy
languageStyle bombastic
malapropistic
medium stage play
motivation ambition for the British throne
desire to marry Imogen
nationalityInFiction British
notableAction disguises himself in Posthumus Leonatus’s clothes
plans to rape Imogen
plots to kill Posthumus Leonatus
roleInWork comic villain
suitor to Imogen
settingOfActivity ancient Britain
timePeriodInFiction Roman Britain NERFINISHED
titleInFiction prince
workLanguage Early Modern English
workWrittenBy William Shakespeare NERFINISHED

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Cymbeline mainCharacter Cloten