Английская Википедия:Cléopâtre captive
Шаблон:Italic title Cléopâtre captive is a five-act tragedy by Étienne Jodelle, presented on 9 February 1553, first before the King Henri II of France in the Hôtel de Reims, then at the Collège de Boncourt. The play is part of the posthumous collection Шаблон:Lang (1574). Remy Belleau played the role of Cleopatra, Jean Bastier de La Péruse, that of Octavian. It was the first "Шаблон:Interlanguage link multi", and Jodelle composed it in parallel with the first "humanist comedy", Шаблон:Interlanguage link multi.
The performance was a success, and was followed by a celebration in the antique manner in Arcueil, bringing together all participants and friends for a party known as the Шаблон:Interlanguage link multi.
Summary
- Act 1 : Antony's shadow announces to Cleopatra that she must die.
- Act 2 : Octavian fears that Cleopatra will commit suicide.
- Act 3 : Cleopatra seeks to commiserate Octavian, offering him riches. Seleucus the servant reveals that she hides part.
- Act 4 : Cleopatra decides to die.
- Act 5 : Proculus narrates to Octavian the death of the Queen.
Cast
| Actors who created the roles | |
| Part | Actor or actress |
|---|---|
| Cleopatra | Etienne Jodelle |
| Octavian | La Péruse |
Style
Jodelle was the first to use alexandrines in a tragedy (acts I and IV), but he also resorted to decasyllables (acts II, III, V). In the choirs, he resorted to various meters: some verse have only three syllables.
The subject is taken from Plutarch (Life of Antony). The action is reduced: the play tells the decision to die taken by Cleopatra and its implementation.
Bibliography
- Cléopâtre captive on wikisource
- F. Charpentier, « Invention d'une dramaturgie : Jodelle, La Péruse », Littératures, speing 1990, (p. 7-22).
- Fr. Cornilliat, "'Mais que dirai-je à César?' Eloge et tragédie dans la poétique d'E. Jodelle", L'éloge du Prince de l'Antiquité aux Lumières, I. Cogitore, Fr. Goyet, Grenoble, PU, 2003, (p. 223-250)
