The Massacre at Paris

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The Massacre at Paris is an Elizabethan history play by Christopher Marlowe dramatizing the violent religious conflicts of late 16th-century France, particularly the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elizabethan play
history play
tragedy
associatedWith Lord Strange's Men
author Christopher Marlowe
character Catherine de' Medici
Duke of Guise
Henry III of France
Henry of Navarre
linked to: Henry IV of France

King Charles IX of France
countryOfOrigin England
dateOfFirstPerformance circa 1593
depictsEvent French Wars of Religion
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
dramaticFocus court politics
political intrigue
religious violence
dramaticForm stage play
genre history play
religious drama
tragedy
hasType revenge and political tragedy
historicalContext Counter-Reformation politics
Reformation in France
influencedBy contemporary English Protestant views of France
language English
literaryMovement Renaissance drama
mainSubject French Wars of Religion
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
religious conflict
notableFeature shortest of Christopher Marlowe's plays
survives only in a corrupt and abbreviated text
period Elizabethan era
linked to: English Renaissance
portrays Catherine de' Medici as a Machiavellian plotter
Huguenots as victims of persecution
religiousTheme Catholic–Protestant conflict
Huguenot persecution
settingPeriod late 16th century
settingPlace France
Paris
structure prose and verse
survivalStatus text survives in incomplete form
theatricalTradition English Renaissance theatre
timeOfAction 1570s
writer Christopher Marlowe

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Christopher Marlowe notableWork The Massacre at Paris
Admiral’s Men stagedPlay The Massacre at Paris
Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury notableWork Scenes from the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
subject linked to: Robert-Fleury
linked to: The Massacre at Paris