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T1 “Tis a Shame to Live”: The Loss of Feminine Virtue and “la Honra” in the Stage Plays of the Golden Age in England and Spain.
A1 Fernández Soto, Alba
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 England
K1 Spain
K1 Revenge Tragedy
K1 Honor Play
K1 Rape
K1 Women
K1 Inglaterra
K1 España
K1 Tragedia de la Venganza
K1 Obra de Honra
K1 Violación
K1 Mujeres
K1 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
AB The Renaissance of the 16th to 17th centuries was a period of creative and literaryadvancement in both England and Spain. This study analyzes the different approachesto theatre plays in each country, notably highlighting the Spanish playwrights' andaudience's evident rejection of the tragedy genre, in contrast to the English's acceptanceof it. My analysis focuses on how each nation commonly portrayed the rape plot, in whicha woman was permanently robbed of her feminine honor, or honra. I first revise thecultural and legislative context behind the crime of rape, and then I examine its presencein English revenge tragedies by the likes of Shakespeare and Middleton and in Spanishhonor plays by Vega and Calderón de la Barca. The conclusion I have reached is thatthroughout the Golden Age of creative invention, the rape of women was equally utilizedby the playwrights of both England and Spain to create conflict for their male characters,but Spanish plays were more compassionate and progressive in their depictions.
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/79920
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/79920
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 21-nov-2025