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Title
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[Act XIV – Melibea and Calisto Embrace, Sosia and Tristan Stand Guard, and Lucrecia Waits at a Distance]
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Description
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After the death of Sempronio and Pármeno, Calisto asks Sosia and Tristan (the two figures in the foreground) to accompany him to Melibea’s house. When they arrive at her house, they place a ladder on the high wall surrounding the garden (in this illustration it is depicted inside the garden, in the background to the left), and Calisto climbs over. He spends the night with Melibea (in the background to the left), and based on the dialogue, we can assume he takes her virginity. However, daylight begins its approach too quickly, occasioning his departure. He, Sosia, and Tristan return to his house, and he ascends to his bedroom to get some sleep. When he is alone, he laments the shortness of his visit with Melibea.This illustration is quite similar to the one found on page 14 of the text, in terms of composition.
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Image Creator
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Hans Weiditz (Illustrator)
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Haynrich Stayner (Heinrich Steiner) (Printer)
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Identifier
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mta:18599
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Source Name
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AInn recht liepliches buechlin unnd gleich ain traurige Comedi (so von den Latinischen Tragicocomoedia genant wirt) darauß der leser vast nurzlichen bericht/ von schaden unngefar fleischlicher lieb/ untrewe der diener/ ausserz der gemaynen weber/ list und geyrzigkait der kupler/ und gleych als inn eynem spiegel mancherlay sitten unnd aygenschafft der menschen/ sehen und lernen mag.
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Image
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Subject
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Spanish romances
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Calisto (Fictitious character)
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Melibea (Fictitious character)
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Sosia (Fictitious character)
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Tristan (Fictitious character)
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Lucrecia (Fictitious character)
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Embraces
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Love
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Lovers
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Walls
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Gardens
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Ladders
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Guards
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Servants
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