Le Cid (stage role)

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Le Cid (stage role) is a celebrated theatrical portrayal of the heroic Spanish nobleman Don Rodrigue from Pierre Corneille’s classic 17th-century French tragedy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character portrayal
stage role
theatrical role
associatedWithAuthor Pierre Corneille
associatedWithCharacterName Rodrigue
associatedWithCharacterTitle Le Cid
associatedWithPeriod 17th-century French theatre
basedOn Don Rodrigue
Le Cid (play)
linked to: Le Cid
basedOnWorkAuthor Pierre Corneille
centralThemes conflict between love and honor
duty
honor
love
characterInWork Le Cid (play)
linked to: Le Cid
countryOfOrigin France
depicts Don Rodrigue
fictionalCharacterType Spanish knight
nobleman
firstAppearanceInWorkPublicationYear 1637
genre classical French theatre
tragedy
hasCanonicalStatusIn French classical drama
hasSetting Kingdom of Castile
linked to: Castile

medieval Spain
inspiredByHistoricalFigure Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
languageOfOrigin French
notableFor demanding declamatory style
heroic monologues
status as a classic French tragic role
notableIn French dramatic literature
classical acting tradition
partOf French classical repertoire
performedInLanguage English
French
Spanish
portrays heroic Spanish nobleman
lover of Chimène
military hero
relatedTradition Comédie-Française repertoire
relatedWork Le Cid (opera)
linked to: opera Le Cid
requiresSkillIn classical verse speaking
tragic acting
timePeriodDepicted Reconquista era
typicalCastingGender male
typicalMedium stage
typicalVenue theatre
workOriginLanguage French

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Jean Marais notableWork Le Cid (stage role)