The Roman Actor

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The Roman Actor is a 1626 Jacobean tragedy by English playwright Philip Massinger that explores tyranny, performance, and political intrigue in ancient Rome.

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Label Occurrences
Cinna (stage role) 1
The Roman Actor canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jacobean tragedy ⓘ
play ⓘ
stage work ⓘ
author Philip Massinger ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dramaticPeriod Caroline era ⓘ
Jacobean era ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period
featuresCharacter Aretinus ⓘ
Caenis ⓘ
Chrysogonus ⓘ
Domitia ⓘ
Domitian ⓘ
Domitilla ⓘ
Helius ⓘ
linked to: Helios

Julia ⓘ
Lamia ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Lepidus ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
Parthenius ⓘ
Philargus ⓘ
Rusticus ⓘ
Sabinus ⓘ
Stephanos ⓘ
Sura ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1626 ⓘ
firstPerformedAt Blackfriars Theatre ⓘ
firstPerformedBy King's Men ⓘ
genre Jacobean drama ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
hasPrintedEdition yes ⓘ
hasPrologue yes ⓘ
includedIn Massinger's collected plays ⓘ
licensedBy Sir Henry Herbert ⓘ
licensingDate 1626-10-11 ⓘ
literaryMovement English Renaissance drama ⓘ
notableFor depiction of a tyrant emperor ⓘ
metatheatrical elements ⓘ
reflection on ethics of acting ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
setting ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity
structure five acts ⓘ
theme abuse of power ⓘ
performance ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
role of theatre in politics ⓘ
tyranny ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted reign of Domitian ⓘ
yearOfCreation 1626 ⓘ

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

Philip Massinger → notableWork → The Roman Actor ⓘ
Jean Marais → notableWork → Cinna (stage role) ⓘ
linked to: The Roman Actor