Le Cid (stage role)

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Le Cid (stage role) is a celebrated theatrical portrayal of the heroic Spanish nobleman Don Rodrigue from Pierre Corneille’s classic 17th-century French tragedy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character portrayal
stage role
theatrical role
associatedWithAuthor Pierre Corneille NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacterName Rodrigue GENERATED
associatedWithCharacterTitle Le Cid GENERATED
associatedWithPeriod 17th-century French theatre
basedOn Don Rodrigue NERFINISHED
Le Cid (play) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Pierre Corneille NERFINISHED
centralThemes conflict between love and honor
duty
honor
love
characterInWork Le Cid (play) NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
depicts Don Rodrigue NERFINISHED
fictionalCharacterType Spanish knight
nobleman
firstAppearanceInWorkPublicationYear 1637 GENERATED
genre classical French theatre
tragedy
hasCanonicalStatusIn French classical drama
hasSetting Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED
medieval Spain
inspiredByHistoricalFigure Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar NERFINISHED
languageOfOrigin French
notableFor demanding declamatory style
heroic monologues
status as a classic French tragic role
notableIn French dramatic literature
classical acting tradition
partOf French classical repertoire
performedInLanguage English
French
Spanish
portrays heroic Spanish nobleman
lover of Chimène
military hero
relatedTradition Comédie-Française repertoire
relatedWork Le Cid (opera) NERFINISHED
requiresSkillIn classical verse speaking
tragic acting
timePeriodDepicted Reconquista era
typicalCastingGender male
typicalMedium stage
typicalVenue theatre
workOriginLanguage French

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Jean Marais notableWork Le Cid (stage role)