History Literature / LaCelestina

''La Celestina'' or [[LongTitle ''The tragicomedy of Calixto and Melibea and the old prostitute Celestina'']] is a [[SpanishLiterature Spanish book]] written in 1499 by the converse jewish writer Fernando de Rojas.

* LongTitle: ''Tragicomedia de los amores de Calixto y Melibea y de la puta vieja Celestina''(Tragicomedy of Calixto and Melibea and the ld prostitute Celestina)

* KillEmAll: No one among the main characters survives.

The plot starts with Calixto being rejected by Melibea. Calixto then turns into an EmoTeen, until his servant, Sempronio, presents him to TheMatchmaker Celestina, who offers him Melibea's love. She uses [[ManipulativeBastard her knowledge of human behaviour]] and sorcery to acomplish her goal. Soon after getting her payment from Calixto, Celestina is murdered by Calixto's servants, Sempronio and Parmeno, who wanted their part of the payment but didn't get it. Sempronio and Parmeno are caught by the local justice and executed on the spot.

* ChivalrousPervert: Calixto.
* CoolOldLady: Celestina.
* DaddysGirl: Melibea.

* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Celestina's ultimate end.
* {{Deconstruction}}: Of CourtlyLove. Calixto breaks with the traditional role of the lover hiring Celestina.

* DirtyOldWoman: Celestina.

* FemalesAreMoreInnocent: Played straigh with Melibea. Inverted with Celestina and the prostitutes, Elicia y Areusa.
* GoodBadGirl

* MyGirlIsNotASlut: Pleberio and Alisa towards Melibea.

* {{Revenge}}: The motivation to the story's climax.
* RevengeBeforeReason.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Pármeno and Sempronio.

* MyGirlIsNotASlut

''La Celestina'' or [[LongTitle ''The tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea and the old prostitute Celestina'']] is a [[SpanishLiterature Spanish book]] written in 1499 by the converse jewish writer Fernando de Rojas.

The plot starts with Calisto being rejected by Melibea. Calisto then turns into an EmoTeen, until his servant, Sempronio, presents him to TheMatchmaker Celestina, who offers him Melibea's love. She uses [[ManipulativeBastard her knowledge of human behaviour]] and sorcery to acomplish her goal. Soon after getting her payment from Calisto, Celestina is murdered by Calisto's servants, Sempronio and Parmeno, who wanted their part of the payment but didn't get it. Sempronio and Parmeno are caught by the local justice and executed on the spot.

Once together, Calisto and Melibea enjoy their love secretly without knowing that there's a plot against them by two prostitutes, Elicia and Areusa, who blame them for the death of Sempronio and Parmeno. Two thugs, Centurio and Traso, are hired by Elicia and Areusa to murder Calisto during one of his nocturne dates with Melibea, but what actually causes Calisto's death is slipping off a ladder and falling head first to the ground when he hurries to help his servants. After discovering his death, Melibea commits suicide. The work ends with Melibea's father, Pleberio, crying for the death of his daughter.

* AllWomenArePrudes: Deconstructed trope. Melibea refuses at first to have sex with Calisto, but she's actually dying for it.
* AmbiguouslyJewish: It's often discussed that the huge difference Calisto mentions between him and Melibea might be that he's Jewish while Melibea is Catholic.

* ChivalrousPervert: Calisto.

* DeathByMaterialism: Celestina is murdered by Sempronio and Parmeno after refusing to share his part of Calisto's reward with them. Just after that the two servants are killed by justice.

* {{Deconstruction}}: Of CourtlyLove. Calisto breaks with the traditional role of the lover hiring Celestina.
* DirtyCoward: Parmeno and Sempronio abandon Calisto when they hear a noise.

* ItsPersonal: Calisto indirectly causes the death of the prostitutes' lovers, which causes them to seek revenge.

* ManipulativeBitch: Celestina tricks every one to do what she wants them to do, making Melibea fall in love with Calisto, fooling Parmeno to help her and getting money from Calisto.

* MagicalIncantation: Celestina delivers a pretty good one when she summons [[Main/Satan Pluto]].

* MagicalIncantation: Celestina delivers a pretty good one when she summons [[Satan Pluto]].

''La Celestina'' or [[LongTitle ''The tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea and the old prostitute Celestina'']] is a Spanish book written in 1499 by the converse jewish writer Fernando de Rojas.

* LongTitle: "Tragicomedia de los amores de Calixto y Melibea y de la puta vieja Celestina"