The White Devil

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The White Devil is a Jacobean revenge tragedy play by John Webster, renowned for its dark portrayal of corruption, violence, and moral ambiguity in Italian courtly life.

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instanceOf Jacobean tragedy ⓘ
play ⓘ
author John Webster ⓘ
centralConflict adulterous affair between Vittoria and Bracciano ⓘ
struggle for power among Italian nobility ⓘ
containsElement assassination ⓘ
court intrigue ⓘ
masque ⓘ
trial scene ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dramaticForm verse drama ⓘ
dramaticStructure five-act play ⓘ
featuresCharacter Cardinal Monticelso ⓘ
Duke Bracciano ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Bracciano

Flamineo ⓘ
Francisco de Medici ⓘ
Isabella ⓘ
Vittoria Corombona ⓘ
Zanche ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
genre revenge tragedy ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
hasMotive revenge ⓘ
hasReputation complex, challenging play for audiences ⓘ
noted for psychological depth ⓘ
hasTitleType metaphorical title ⓘ
influencedBy Italian court scandals ⓘ
contemporary Italian novellas ⓘ
literaryMovement Renaissance drama ⓘ
literaryPeriod Jacobean era ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period
notableFor dark portrayal of corruption ⓘ
depiction of violence ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
settingLocation Italy ⓘ
Padua ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
theme corruption in courtly life ⓘ
hypocrisy ⓘ
justice and injustice ⓘ
power and ambition ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
sexual politics ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting late 16th century ⓘ
workOf John Webster ⓘ

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John Webster → notableWork → The White Devil ⓘ
John Webster → wrote → The White Devil ⓘ