Francesca da Rimini (stage role)

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Francesca da Rimini (stage role) is a tragic theatrical role, drawn from Dante’s Divine Comedy, that became one of Eleonora Duse’s most celebrated and defining performances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage role ⓘ
theatrical role ⓘ
associatedWith Eleonora Duse ⓘ
basedOn Francesca da Rimini (character) ⓘ
linked to: Francesca da Rimini
basedOnCanto Inferno, Canto V ⓘ
basedOnPart Inferno ⓘ
basedOnWork Divine Comedy ⓘ
characterRelation lover of Paolo Malatesta ⓘ
wife of Gianciotto Malatesta ⓘ
characterType tragic heroine ⓘ
definingRoleFor Eleonora Duse ⓘ
depicts Francesca da Rimini (Dante character) ⓘ
linked to: Francesca da Rimini

Paolo Malatesta ⓘ
dramaticFocus conflict between passion and duty ⓘ
consequences of forbidden love ⓘ
dramaticFunction star vehicle for leading actresses ⓘ
dramaticRegister high emotional intensity ⓘ
dramaticTradition European romantic drama ⓘ
Italian theatre ⓘ
genre romantic tragedy ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
inspiredBy courtly love tradition ⓘ
medieval Italian history ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Italian ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
narrativeOutcome damnation of the lovers ⓘ
death of the heroine ⓘ
notableFor emotional depth ⓘ
psychological complexity ⓘ
notablePerformer Eleonora Duse ⓘ
performanceType spoken drama ⓘ
periodOfProminence early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
setting Rimini ⓘ
settingPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
sourceAuthor Dante Alighieri ⓘ
theme adulterous love ⓘ
betrayal ⓘ
doomed love ⓘ
eternal punishment ⓘ
moral conflict ⓘ

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Eleonora Duse → notableWork → Francesca da Rimini (stage role) ⓘ