Agnes De Castro, Or, The Force Of Generous Love
''Agnes de Castro; or, The Force of Generous Love'' (also known as ''The History of Agnes de Castro'') (French: ''Agnes de Castro, Nouvelle Portugaise''), is a Tragedy, tragic novel written by Jean-Baptiste de Brilhac. An English translation by Aphra Behn was published in 1688. It dramatizes the life and murder of Inês de Castro, the lover and posthumously recognized wife of King Peter I of Portugal. Plot The novel focuses on Constanza Manuel, Constantina, Princess of Portugal; Peter I of Portugal, Don Pedro, Prince of Portugal and Constantina's husband; and Inês de Castro, Agnes de Castro, who is Constantina's loving and loyal friend. Pedro secretly adores Agnes, but Elvira (who is in love with Don Pedro herself) reveals this to Constantina. Meanwhile, Don Alvaro (the brother of Elvira) tries to secure Agnes's affections. Agnes tries to leave Coimbra, but Constantina and Pedro convince her to stay. Constantina, Pedro and Agnes try to preserve their friendship and love for ...
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Tragedy
Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy is to invoke an accompanying catharsis, or a "pain hatawakens pleasure", for the audience. While many cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, the term ''tragedy'' often refers to a specific tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of Western civilization. That tradition has been multiple and discontinuous, yet the term has often been used to invoke a powerful effect of cultural identity and historical continuity—"the Greeks and the Elizabethans, in one cultural form; Hellenes and Christians, in a common activity," as Raymond Williams puts it. From its origins in the theatre of ancient Greece 2500 years ago, from which there survives only a fra ...
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