Cinna (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Pierre Corneille
- First Published: 1643
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: c. 10
- Setting: Rome
- Principal Characters: Augustus, Livia, Cinna, Maximus, Amelia, Fulvia, Polyclitus, Evander, Euphorbus
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Justice, Good and evil, Kings, queens, or royalty, Italy or Italians, Greek or Roman times, Rome, Neoclassicism
- Locales: Rome, ancient
The Story:
Amelia, the daughter of Augustus’ tutor, sought revenge against Augustus for her father’s death. She had asked for vengeance as a provision of her marriage to Cinna, the grandson of Pompey, who had been more deeply wronged by Augustus than had Amelia. Her friend Fulvia believed that the plot against Augustus’ life could be successful only if anger and hatred were not apparent; especially since Augustus held Amelia in such high esteem that courtiers often asked her to act as an intermediary in affairs at court. The two women debated the worth of Augustus as...
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