Project Gutenberg 2008-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 216 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Guizot, François 1787 1874 Guizot, Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot, François Pierre Guillaume Guizot, M. (François) Guisot, M. (François) Guizot, Monsieur (François) Guizot, François La mort de Lucrèce Produced by Paul Murray, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "La mort de Lucrèce" by William Shakespeare is a narrative poem written in the late 16th century. The poem tells the tragic story of Lucretia, a virtuous woman whose life takes a devastating turn due to the lustful desires of Tarquin, a prince of Rome. The narrative explores themes of honor, virtue, and the consequences of violence and shame, positioning Lucretia as a central figure facing the ultimate betrayal and tragic fate. The opening of the poem introduces the background of Lucretia's story, detailing the circumstances leading to the siege of Ardea by Tarquin and his forces. During a night of camaraderie, Tarquin’s desire for Lucretia is ignited when her husband praises her chastity, leading him to resolve to possess her. The poem vividly portrays the psychological turmoil both Lucretia and Tarquin experience, establishing the tension between virtue and vice. As Tarquin ultimately acts on his unlawful desire, Lucretia's world collapses, setting the stage for her tragic choices that follow, emphasizing the themes of power, betrayal, and despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Translations into French PR Text FR Poésie Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 130705 2025-06-11T06:52:46.279894 text/html 123237 2021-01-04T04:43:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 49253 2021-01-04T04:43:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 116958 2025-06-11T06:52:50.943874 application/epub+zip 117427 2025-06-11T06:52:48.099882 application/epub+zip 117427 2025-06-11T06:52:46.929870 application/epub+zip 216228 2025-06-11T06:52:53.094867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209085 2025-06-11T06:52:50.263866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188356 2022-09-12T11:14:20.950066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121894 2025-06-11T06:52:45.920901 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119213 2021-01-04T04:43:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47798 2021-01-04T04:43:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20296 2025-06-11T06:52:53.240840 application/rdf+xml 11988 2025-06-11T06:52:47.486876 image/jpeg 3201 2025-06-11T06:52:47.207874 image/jpeg 114715 2025-06-11T06:52:46.294866 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia