Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea, known in Spain as La Celestina is a work entirely in dialogue published in 1499.
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16 Facts About La Celestina
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Story tells of a bachelor, Calisto, who uses the old procuress and bawd La Celestina to start an affair with Melibea, an unmarried girl kept in seclusion by her parents.
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The name La Celestina has become synonymous with "procuress" in Spanish, especially an older woman used to further an illicit affair, and is a literary archetype of this character, the masculine counterpart being Pandarus.
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La Celestina's is the owner of a brothel and in charge of her two young employees, Elicia and Areusa.
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When Calisto agrees, Sempronio plots with La Celestina to make as much money out of his master as they can.
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However La Celestina convinces Parmeno to join her and Sempronio in taking advantage of Calisto.
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On her second visit, La Celestina persuades the now willing Melibea to a rendezvous with Calisto.
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La Celestina's tries to cheat them and in rage they kill her in front of Elicia.
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La Celestina was written during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, whose marriage took place in 1469 and lasted until 1504, the year of Isabella's death, which occupies the last phase of the Pre-Renaissance for Spain.
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La Celestina is the most suggestive character in the work, to the point that she gives it its title.
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La Celestina's is a colorful and vivid character, hedonistic, miserly, and yet full of life.
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La Celestina's has such a deep understanding of the psychology of the other characters that she can convince even those who do not agree with her plans to accede to them.
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La Celestina's was once a prostitute, and now she dedicates her time to arranging discreet meetings between illicit lovers, and at the same time uses her house as a brothel for the prostitutes Elicia and Areusa.
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La Celestina is shown to be quite egotistical and full of passion as the entire first act is about his love for her.
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La Celestina is quite insecure as, after he gets rejected, he is easily convinced to go to the witch Celestina for assistance.
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Sempronio is the one who suggests to Calisto to ask La Celestina for help with wooing Melibea; he is the one who suggests to La Celestina that by working together they could swindle money and other items of luxury from Calisto.
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