Romeus

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Romeus is the male protagonist of the narrative poem "The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet," an early English source for Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet."

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Romeo Dolorosa 1
Romeus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet ⓘ
associatedWith Household feud in Verona ⓘ
basedOn Italian tale of Romeo and Giulietta ⓘ
createdBy Arthur Brooke ⓘ
fate dies tragically ⓘ
firstAppearance The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genreOfWork tragedy ⓘ
hasLover Juliet (Romeus and Juliet) ⓘ
linked to: Juliet Capulet
influencedWork Romeo and Juliet ⓘ
inspired Romeo (Romeo and Juliet) ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriod English Renaissance ⓘ
medium poetry ⓘ
narrativeForm narrative poem ⓘ
nationalityInStory Veronese ⓘ
notableFor being an early English precursor to Shakespeare’s Romeo ⓘ
relatedCharacter Juliet (Romeus and Juliet) ⓘ
linked to: Juliet Capulet

Romeo (Romeo and Juliet) ⓘ
relatedWork Giulietta e Romeo (Luigi da Porto) ⓘ
Historia novellamente ritrovata di due nobili amanti (Matteo Bandello) ⓘ
role protagonist ⓘ
title character ⓘ
settingOfRomance Verona ⓘ
theme family feud ⓘ
tragic love ⓘ
yearOfFirstPublication 1562 ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet → mainCharacters → Romeus ⓘ
subject linked to: Arthur Brooke
Perdita Durango → character → Romeo Dolorosa ⓘ
linked to: Romeus