Callimaco

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Callimaco is the cunning young Florentine gentleman whose scheming drives the comic plot of Niccolò Machiavelli’s play *The Mandrake*.

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Callimaco canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character
fictional character
male character
appearsIn La mandragola
The Mandrake
associatedWithTheme corruption
deception
manipulation
satire of morality
sexual desire
belongsToWorkBy Niccolò Machiavelli
centralTo comic plot of The Mandrake
citizenship Florentine
collaboratesWith Ligurio
countryOfOrigin Florence
createdBy Niccolò Machiavelli
culturalOrigin Italian literature
deceives Friar Timoteo
Lucrezia
linked to: Lucrezia Borgia

Nicia
Sostrata
drivesPlotOf The Mandrake
firstAppearanceDate early 16th century
gender male
genreOfWorkContext Renaissance comedy
hasTrait amorous
cunning
intelligent
manipulative
resourceful
unscrupulous
isFictionalInUniverse yes
isTitleCharacterOf The Mandrake (by prominence, not name)
languageOfWork Italian
literaryForm comic character
literaryPeriod Renaissance literature
medium theatre
motivation to sleep with Lucrezia
narrativeFunction schemer
trickster
occupation gentleman
roleInWork protagonist
romanticInterestIn Lucrezia
linked to: Lucrezia Borgia
timePeriodOfFiction Italian Renaissance
usesRuse mandrake root fertility scheme
workSetIn Florence

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The Mandrake protagonist Callimaco
The Mandrake character Callimaco
Nicia associatedWithCharacter Callimaco
Nicia deceivedBy Callimaco
Ligurio patronOf Callimaco
Ligurio helpsAchieveGoalOf Callimaco
Ligurio benefitsFromScheme Callimaco