The Yorkshire Tragedy

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The Yorkshire Tragedy is a short, early 17th-century English domestic tragedy often associated with the Shakespearean canon and based on a real-life murder case.

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instanceOf domestic tragedy
early modern English play
play
associatedWith Shakespearean canon NERFINISHED
authorshipStatus disputed
basedOn real-life murder case
countryOfOrigin England
dateOfFirstPerformance early 17th century
dramaticForm one-act play
genre domestic tragedy
tragedy
hasBeenAttributedTo George Wilkins NERFINISHED
Thomas Middleton NERFINISHED
William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
hasTheme breakdown of family order
consequences of gambling and debt
moral corruption
historicalContext early 1600s English theatre
isPartOf Shakespeare Apocrypha NERFINISHED
literaryMovement Renaissance drama
medium stage play
numberOfActs 1
originalLanguage English
period Jacobean era NERFINISHED
publicationStatus extant
setting Yorkshire NERFINISHED
subjectMatter domestic crime
familicide
marital violence
tone grim
sensational

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Pavier quartos includeWork The Yorkshire Tragedy