Callapine

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Callapine is a character in Christopher Marlowe’s play "Tamburlaine," depicted as the son of the defeated Turkish emperor Bajazeth who seeks to avenge his father and reclaim imperial power.

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instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
appearsIn Tamburlaine
appearsInPart Tamburlaine the Great, Part II
linked to: Tamburlaine
appearsInWorkBy Christopher Marlowe
basedOn Ottoman prince (loosely inspired)
childOf Bajazeth
countryOfOrigin Ottoman Empire
createdBy Christopher Marlowe
enemyOf Tamburlaine
fictionalEthnicity Turkish
fictionalStatus survivor of Bajazeth’s defeat
genre Elizabethan drama
hasTitle emperor
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Renaissance literature
motivation avenge his father Bajazeth
reclaim imperial power
narrativeRole antagonist
rival monarch
opposes Tamburlaine
relative Bajazeth
seeks imperial dominion
revenge against Tamburlaine
workTypeContext tragedy

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Tamburlaine character Callapine