The Tragedy of King Christophe (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Aimé Césaire
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1806-1820
- Setting: Haiti
- Genres: Drama, History play, Tragedy
- Subjects: Power, personal or social, Blacks, Nineteenth century, Kings, queens, or royalty, Ethics, Ambition, Haiti or Haitians
- Locales: Haiti
Characters Discussed
Henri Christophe (an-REE kree- STOHF), the king of the new nation of Haiti, a former slave, cook, and revolutionary soldier with the great liberator, Toussaint-Louverture. He is named a general and commander of the northern province and then offered the presidency of the new republic. He refuses, preferring to have himself crowned king of the northern province, and sets up a court in imitation of Haiti’s former masters, the French. His throne has a gold sun emblazoned on the back to resemble that of Louis XIV, and he puts the crown on his own head at the...
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