Dec 15, 2009

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: Play
Type of Plot: Tragedy
Time of Work: Sixteenth century
Setting: Paris, France
Genres: Drama, Tragedy
Subjects: France or French people, Murder or homicide, Marriage, Paris, Brothers, Violence, Revenge, Sixteenth century, Stoics
Locales: Paris, France

Characters Discussed

Clermont d’Ambois (klehr- MOH[N] dahm-BWAH), the brother of Bussy d’Ambois and his sworn avenger. He is the playwright’s ideal hero, brave, learned, and stoic, resolved to preserve inviolate “a good mind and a name” through whatever changes in fortune destiny brings him.

Charlotte, his intensely emotional sister, who spurs Clermont and her husband to avenge Bussy with the cold-blooded forcefulness of a Lady Macbeth.

Baligny (bah-leen-YEE), Charlotte’s husband, a time-serving courtier. He professes allegiance to Guise and virtue...

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

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Characters Discussed

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