RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Leontaridou, Dora
T1 The image of the tyrant and the vanquished in the theatre of Antoine de Montchrestien
JF Romanica Olomucensia
YR 2017
VO 29
IS 2
SP 235
OP 244
DO 10.5507/ro.2017.017
UL https://romanica.upol.cz/artkey/rom-201702-0007.php
AB The plots of the three Montchrestien tragedies - La Carthaginoise ou la liberté, Les Lacènes, and La Reine d'Ecosse - follow the same pattern: the confrontation of a cruel and tyrannical king with the vanquished. Moreover, in all three tragedies the defeated are women, who show remarkable moral qualities and a heroic attitude towards their destiny. On the other hand, the kings are presented as atrocious and cruel. Conceived after the first period of the religious wars, the tragedies dispute monarchical power.