Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
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"Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off" is a modern Scottish play by Liz Lochhead that reimagines the turbulent relationship between Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I through a sharp, feminist, and often darkly comic lens.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish play
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play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Liz Lochhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Elizabeth I of England
NERFINISHED
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La Corbie NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed in Scottish theatre ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | full-length play ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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drama ⓘ feminist theatre ⓘ historical drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage revivals by Scottish theatre companies ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalBasis |
life of Mary, Queen of Scots
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reign of Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Scottish feminist perspectives
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historical accounts of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Elizabeth I of England
NERFINISHED
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Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish history ⓘ power and gender ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | feminist reinterpretation of history ⓘ |
| originalLanguageVariant | Scots-inflected English ⓘ |
| partOf | modern Scottish theatre canon ⓘ |
| portrays |
execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
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political maneuvering between Scotland and England ⓘ |
| setting |
16th-century Scotland
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Tudor England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
non-naturalistic
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poetic language ⓘ use of Scots dialect ⓘ |
| theme |
myth versus history
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national identity ⓘ patriarchy and power ⓘ rivalry between queens ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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satirical ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| usedIn |
academic study of Scottish drama
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courses on feminist theatre ⓘ |
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