The Fool’s Revenge

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The Fool’s Revenge is a 19th-century historical drama play by Tom Taylor, loosely adapted from Victor Hugo’s "Le roi s’amuse" and centered on a court jester’s intricate plot for vengeance.

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instanceOf historical drama ⓘ
play ⓘ
stage work ⓘ
adaptationType loose adaptation ⓘ
author Tom Taylor ⓘ
basedOn Le roi s’amuse ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Victor Hugo ⓘ
centralCharacterOccupation court jester ⓘ
centralTheme court politics ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
centuryOfOrigin 19th century ⓘ
characterType jester ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dramaticStructure revenge plot ⓘ
genre historical drama ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement Victorian theatre ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
narrativeForm five-act play ⓘ
originalAudience 19th-century British theatre-goers ⓘ
plotFocus a court jester’s intricate plot for vengeance ⓘ
settingPeriod Renaissance ⓘ
sourceWorkAuthorNationality French ⓘ
sourceWorkGenre drama ⓘ
sourceWorkLanguage French ⓘ
sourceWorkTitle Le roi s’amuse ⓘ
subjectMatter monarchy and court life ⓘ
writer Tom Taylor ⓘ

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