The Scottish History of James IV

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The Scottish History of James IV is an Elizabethan-era history play by Robert Greene that dramatizes the life and reign of Scotland’s King James IV with a blend of politics, romance, and moral allegory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elizabethan play ⓘ
history play ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
alternateName James IV ⓘ
author Robert Greene ⓘ
basedOn life of James IV of Scotland ⓘ
contains prologue and epilogue ⓘ
containsElement allegorical figures ⓘ
comic subplot ⓘ
supernatural figures ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dramaticMode tragicomedy ⓘ
dramaticStructure five-act play ⓘ
features blend of politics, romance, and moral allegory ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate late 16th century ⓘ
genre history play ⓘ
moral allegory ⓘ
political drama ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
hasCharacter Andrew ⓘ
Ateukin ⓘ
Bohan ⓘ
Dorothea ⓘ
Ida ⓘ
James IV of Scotland ⓘ
Nano ⓘ
Oberon ⓘ
Slipper ⓘ
hasCharacterType clown ⓘ
fairy king ⓘ
villainous courtier ⓘ
wise counsellor ⓘ
hasForm blank verse and prose ⓘ
hasTitle The Scottish History of James the Fourth, slaine at Flodden ⓘ
influencedBy chronicle history tradition ⓘ
literaryMovement English Renaissance drama ⓘ
literaryPeriod Elizabethan era ⓘ
linked to: English Renaissance
mainSubject James IV of Scotland ⓘ
notableFor early dramatic portrayal of a Scottish king in English theatre ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf canon of Robert Greene ⓘ
portrays reign of James IV of Scotland ⓘ
setting Scotland ⓘ
theme deception and disguise ⓘ
marital fidelity ⓘ
political responsibility ⓘ
repentance and moral reform ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting reign of James IV of Scotland ⓘ

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Robert Greene → notableWork → The Scottish History of James IV ⓘ
The Scottish History of James IV → hasTitle → The Scottish History of James the Fourth, slaine at Flodden ⓘ
linked to: The Scottish History of James IV