Konflikt miłości i władzy w tragedii Aleksandra Chodkiewicza „Jadwiga, królowa polska”
From woman to ruler — about a difficult way to own identity in Aleksander Chodkiewicz’s tragedy ”Jadwiga — królowa polska”

Summary/Abstract: The paper shows the characteristics of an interpretational analysis of a tragedy, Jadwiga, krolowa polska, written by Aleksander Chodkiewicz. The author of this paper concentrates especially on the leading character, forced to choose between love and power. This dilemma turns out to be only the starting point on the path in search for her own identity, which Jadwiga must face to fulfill her destiny. The heroine created by Aleksander Chodkiewicz was presented as a figure corresponding to the female ideal of her time, which was an example to follow for potential readers. In the tragedy, Aleksander Chodkiewicz utilised history as a costume to present the current political situation, that is why the circumstances described in the paper in which tragedy was born, and the writer’s attitude to the events taking place on the public arena are necessary to understand the message of the piece.

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