Romeus

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Romeus is the male protagonist of the narrative poem "The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet," an early English source for Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet."

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Romeo Dolorosa 1
Romeus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet
associatedWith Household feud in Verona
basedOn Italian tale of Romeo and Giulietta
createdBy Arthur Brooke
fate dies tragically
firstAppearance The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet
gender male
genreOfWork tragedy
hasLover Juliet (Romeus and Juliet)
linked to: Juliet Capulet
influencedWork Romeo and Juliet
inspired Romeo (Romeo and Juliet)
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod English Renaissance
medium poetry
narrativeForm narrative poem
nationalityInStory Veronese
notableFor being an early English precursor to Shakespeare’s Romeo
relatedCharacter Juliet (Romeus and Juliet)
linked to: Juliet Capulet

Romeo (Romeo and Juliet)
relatedWork Giulietta e Romeo (Luigi da Porto)
Historia novellamente ritrovata di due nobili amanti (Matteo Bandello)
role protagonist
title character
settingOfRomance Verona
theme family feud
tragic love
yearOfFirstPublication 1562

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet mainCharacters Romeus
subject linked to: Arthur Brooke
Perdita Durango character Romeo Dolorosa
linked to: Romeus