Properties (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
tragedy
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| gptkbp:adaptedInto |
various performances
modern theatre productions |
| gptkbp:criticalReception |
mixed reviews
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
influenced later playwrights
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| gptkbp:genre |
Elizabethan drama
|
| gptkbp:hasPerformance |
1561
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Tudor_England
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gorboduc
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Seneca
classical tragedy |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Duke_of_Albany
gptkb:Duke_of_Cornwall the struggle for power loyalty and betrayal the role of fate in tragedy fate and free will the importance of legacy the nature of truth the nature of justice justice and morality the impact of war the consequences of hubris the search for identity the role of women in power the nature of evil the consequences of ambition the role of fate in human affairs the consequences of revenge the role of prophecy King Gorboduc Prince Porrex the moral implications of leadership the conflict between personal desire and duty the consequences of ambition on family the consequences of civil strife. the fragility of human life the impact of betrayal on family the impact of personal choices on society the importance of counsel the importance of wisdom in leadership the relationship between love and power the relationship between power and morality the relationship between ruler and subject the struggle for justice in a corrupt society the impact of political decisions on personal lives Prince_Ferrex Queen_Videna |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
being one of the first English tragedies
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| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"The king is dead, long live the king!"
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| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:The_Globe_Theatre
gptkb:The_Red_Bull_Theatre |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
1565
|
| gptkbp:setIn |
ancient_Britain
|
| gptkbp:style |
blank verse
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| gptkbp:theme |
family conflict
power and succession tragedy of revenge |
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:Thomas_Sackville
Thomas Norton |