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Context Theatre / Manfred

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2	A "closet drama" by Creator/LordByron. It is written as a play but probably not intended by the author to actually be performed on the stage, as it would be hard to stage without AdaptationDecay.
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4	The [[CharacterTitle eponymous]] Manfred is a Swiss nobleman with the magic power to summon spirits. He is thoroughly miserable over [[TheLostLenore the loss of one Astarte]], and tries to contact her to find out whether (1) she is in heaven, (2) he will ever be reunited with her, and (3) whether his sufferings will ever end.
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6	!! ''Manfred'' contains examples of the following tropes:
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8	* AuthorTract: At least a little bit.
9	* ByronicHero: Manfred is a classic example and TropeNamer.
10	* CanNotSpitItOut: Manfred spends a good chunk of the play telling one character or another that he can't explain what has made him so miserable.
11	* ComplimentBackfire: One evil spirit says of him, in apparent sincere admiration, [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame "Had he been one of us, he would have been an awful spirit."]]
12	* DealWithTheDevil: Defied: Manfred makes clear he got his power from the study of nature, not from selling his soul. In the final scene, demons show up to [[DraggedOffToHell drag Manfred to hell]] under the mistaken impression that he is a Myth/{{Faust}} {{Expy}}.
13	* GodOfEvil: Arimanes. Manfred doesn't [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu deck him]] but he certainly stands up to him.
14	* ICannotSelfTerminate: Although Manfred is doing his best.
15	* LargeHam: Manfred himself. The Chamois Hunter calls him on it.
16	* TheLostLenore: All over the place.
17	* MagicMisfire: Manfred doesn't do very well when summoning spirits.
18	* NoodleIncident: Played for drama: It is never explained exactly what happened, but heavily implies that Astarte was Manfred's sister, maybe even twin, and that she was DrivenToSuicide over BrotherSisterIncest.
19	* PatrickStewartSpeech: Delivered by Manfred to the demons that want to take him to hell.
20	* ShoutOutToShakespeare: To ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' and ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''.
21	* ShutUpHannibal: Manfred towards the demons.
22	** The demons are so chastened by this that they [[ExitVillainStageLeft exit stage left.]]
23	* SquishyWizard: Averted. Manfred casually wanders over pinnacles of the Alps where even chamois hunters fear to tread.

Context Theatre / Manfred