El viejo celoso
E799851
El viejo celoso is a short comic interlude (entremés) by Miguel de Cervantes that satirically portrays an old jealous husband’s obsessive attempts to guard his young wife.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish play
ⓘ
entremés ⓘ short comic interlude ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Miguel de Cervantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| criticizes |
male possessiveness
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patriarchal control of women ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early modern Spanish society ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | comic relief ⓘ |
| dramaticType |
entremés
ⓘ
interlude ⓘ |
| explores |
power imbalance in marriage
ⓘ
tension between desire and social norms ⓘ |
| form | one-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
old husband
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would-be lover ⓘ young wife ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | popular theater audiences ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Baroque literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Spanish Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
farce
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situational irony ⓘ verbal irony ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
age disparity in marriage
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female confinement ⓘ jealousy ⓘ marital control ⓘ sexual jealousy ⓘ |
| medium | stage performance ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
a young wife
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an old jealous husband ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An old jealous husband obsessively tries to guard his young wife from other men. ⓘ |
| portrays | obsessive jealousy as ridiculous ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
El juez de los divorcios
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El retablo de las maravillas NERFINISHED ⓘ La cueva de Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | domestic space ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | early 17th century ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
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