Seneca's Thyestes

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thyestes
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_Brothers_Karamazov
Thyestes by Giovanni Battista Guarini
gptkbp:author gptkb:Seneca_the_Younger
gptkbp:based_on myth of Thyestes
gptkbp:critical_reception widely studied
performed in various adaptations
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired films
influenced modern literature
inspired artworks
inspired operas
inspired plays
gptkbp:first_performance 1st century AD
gptkbp:genre gptkb:earthquake
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Seneca's Thyestes
gptkbp:influence Renaissance drama
Elizabethan tragedy
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:moral the nature of evil
the consequences of revenge
the impact of fate on human lives
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Aegisthus
gptkb:Atreus
gptkb:Tantalus
gptkb:Thyestes
gptkbp:notable_quote " Revenge is a dish best served cold."
" The gods are not to be mocked."
" What is done cannot be undone."
gptkbp:performance adapted for modern stage
performed in ancient Rome
revived in the Renaissance
gptkbp:scholarships discussed in philosophy
analyzed in literary studies
interpreted in historical context
examined in psychology
studied for its themes of power and morality
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Argos
gptkbp:social_structure five acts
gptkbp:style rhetorical
gptkbp:themes gptkb:revenge
gptkb:Order
family conflict