Date of Award
2005
Degree Name
English
College
College of Liberal Arts
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Mary Moore
Second Advisor
Kateryna Schray
Third Advisor
Edmund Taft
Abstract
Critics claim Jonson’s Sejanus, the first of his only two surviving tragedies, lacks the emotional elements of more popular tragedies because Jonson relies on historical sources and simplifies his characters. This study first establishes Jonson’s own unique requirements in tragedy that affect his character development, then it provides textual evidence of complex characters and offers a reading of the play with Rome, or the body politic, as the tragic hero.
Subject(s)
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. Sejanus.
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 - Characters.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Jennifer Dawn, "Complexity of Character in Jonson’s Sejanus" (2005). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 676.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/676
