Love's Cure, or The Martial Maid
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Love's Cure, or The Martial Maid is a Jacobean-era comedy play traditionally attributed to the English dramatists Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, known for its themes of gender disguise and social identity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobean comedy play
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stage play ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | The Martial Maid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | King's Men (acting company) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Francis Beaumont
NERFINISHED
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John Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Jacobean theatre tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticConvention | restoration of social order at the end ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice |
disguise
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mistaken identity ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
comedy of manners
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romantic comedy ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alberto
NERFINISHED
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Altea NERFINISHED ⓘ Bobadilla NERFINISHED ⓘ Clara NERFINISHED ⓘ Eugenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamoral NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucio NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro NERFINISHED ⓘ Vitelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFemaleProtagonistInMaleDisguise | true ⓘ |
| hasMaleCharacterRaisedAsFemale | true ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Spanish honor plays ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Beaumont and Fletcher canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | five-act play ⓘ |
| style | verse and prose ⓘ |
| subject |
conflict between love and honor
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family feud ⓘ reversal of gender roles ⓘ |
| theme |
cross-dressing
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family honor ⓘ gender disguise ⓘ martial valor ⓘ romantic love ⓘ social identity ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | early 17th century ⓘ |
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