Jan 1, 2010

The Revenge of Bussy d’Ambois | The Revenge of Bussy d’Ambois

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Author: George Chapman
First Published: 1613
Type of Work: Drama
Type of Plot: Tragedy
Time of Work: Sixteenth century
Setting: Paris
Principal Characters: Clermont d’Ambois, Baligny, Charlotte, Montsurry, Tamyra, Duc de Guise, Henry III, Maillard
Genres: Drama, Tragedy
Subjects: France or French people, Murder or homicide, Marriage, Paris, Brothers, Violence, Revenge, Sixteenth century, Stoics
Locales: Paris, France

The Story:

Clermont d’Ambois had vowed to avenge the murder of his brother, Bussy. Although he doubted the virtue of repaying violence with violence, he had made a solemn promise to Bussy’s ghost. His sister Charlotte, unambiguous in her feelings, was impatient for immediate revenge, and her marriage to Baligny had been made under the stipulation that he, too, pledge himself to effect the death of Montsurry, Bussy’s murderer. Tamyra, the wife of Montsurry and former mistress of Bussy, had returned to her husband, but she made no secret of her hatred of him and her desire...

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The Revenge of Bussy d’Ambois | The Revenge of Bussy d’Ambois

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