Dec 27, 2009

Catiline | Catiline

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Author: Ben Jonson
First Published: 1611
Type of Work: Drama
Type of Plot: Political
Time of Work: First century
Setting: Ancient Rome
Principal Characters: Catiline, Lentulus, Cethegus, Curius, Cicero, Cato, Julius Caesar, Fulvia, Sempronia, Aurelia
Genres: Drama, History play, Tragedy
Subjects: Politics, Politicians, Conspiracies or conspirators, Italy or Italians, Greek or Roman times, Rome
Locales: Rome, ancient

The Story:

Under the sinister influence of Sulla’s ghost, the reckless patrician Catiline organized a conspiracy to overthrow the Roman Republic. The conspirators, among them the rash Cethegus and the outcast senators Lentulus and Curius, gathered at Catiline’s home. Catiline and his wife pandered to the weaknesses of each and skillfully manipulated them without allowing them to realize that they were puppets. The conspirators concluded their meeting with a gruesome sacrament and pledged their faith by drinking the blood of a murdered slave.

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Catiline | Catiline

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