Aspects of Power in the bilogy Próspera y Adversa fortuna de Duarte Pacheco by Jacinto Cordeiro

Abstract

This article studies the development of the theme of power and privanza in the bilogy Próspera y Adversa fortuna de Duarte Pacheco (1621) by Jacinto Cordeiro, dramatist that belongs to the group of lusitan authors that write in Spanish during the Dual Monarchy period (1580-1640). It analyzes both comedies with special attention to the relationship between Duarte Pacheco and the figures that hold status of monarchist authority. The work also takes into consideration the dramatic development of the protagonist as a tragic character.