Horace (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Pierre Corneille
- First Published: 1641
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: Remote antiquity
- Setting: Rome
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Soldiers, Patriotism, Italy or Italians, Greek or Roman times, Duels or dueling, Rome, Oracles, Neoclassicism
- Locales: Rome, ancient
Characters Discussed
Horace (oh-RAHS), a Roman warrior. The cities of Rome and Alba are at war, with the battle to be decided by armed combat between three heroes from each side. Horace and his two brothers, the Roman combatants, are victorious over their prospective Alban brother-in-law, Curiace, and his two brothers. All for honor and country, Horace taunts his sister Camille with the glory of Rome. He kills her when she declares that his deed is not patriotism but murder. He defends this act as one of justice, but he is aware that his glory is dimmed because of it, and he...
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