Octavia (Seneca's Ninth Tragedy)

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Nuce, ThomasPseudo-Seneca, published 1581 · tragedy · Translation;Nonprofessional;Closet/Unacted · other editions of this work: 81 (1566) · other edition — not in the analysis

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11,478words

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Metadata

Title	Octavia (Seneca's Ninth Tragedy)
Author	Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Nuce, ThomasPseudo-Seneca
Publication year (edition)	1581
Genre (British Drama)	tragedy
Genre group (comparison)	tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play type	Translation;Nonprofessional;Closet/Unacted
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 45 · edition 82 · TCP A11909 · DEEP 5015.09
Edition role	Other edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics; its chunks carry the topic they were placed in, for browsing
First performance / composition (Annals)	1566
First performance (BritDrama)	1566 [summer]
Format	Quarto
Greg	45b
Genre (Annals)	Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Tragedy
BritDrama no.	425
Title page	[HT; Y3r] THE NINTHE Tragedy ... called Octauia.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1589 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

78.3 %

T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and

8.8 %

T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi

4.4 %

T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi

4.3 %

T60 Imperial Rome: rulers, favour and politi

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1	0–72	483	unassigned		NOw that Aurore with glittering streams, The glading stars from sky doth chase, Sir Phoebus pert, with spoutin…
2	73–147	483	unassigned		Ne can her ruthful piteous sorrow slake, Though Nero's wrath do sore constrain her grace She nil esteems the s…
3	148–212	506	unassigned		THough much I bear that boiling breast do beat And tolerably take divorcements threat, deaths only deadly dart…
4	213–284	537	unassigned		O piteous wretch, in vain, (alas) in vain Thou call'st upon thy father's senseless sprite: In whom, God wot, t…
5	285–354	532	unassigned		Nay rather cause your angry moody make, With supple cheer his fury for to slake. What, that he will by guilt o…
6	355–424	525	unassigned		No more adread of mortal strumpet's feat, Aloft alone in cloudy bower contents The thundering Lord, which now …
7	425–499	499	T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and	0.74	Unworth he is your spousal chamber place: But yet your destiny's force, you must embrace, And well, abide your…
8	500–581	500	unassigned		Although by filthy force unjust Thy chastity he would annoy. Thee likewise whom thine own right hand, With swo…
9	582–655	499	unassigned		At length on troubled Seas displayed She giving over working vain And tired with streams is weary laid, Not ab…
10	656–720	495	unassigned		And to be changed to an unwieldy lump. Now priest at hand this worlds last day doth jump, With boisterous fall…
11	721–783	497	T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi	0.79	And error deep have fostered up apace. The heaps of vice raked up in years long passed, Abounding flow in thes…
12	784–847	500	T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi	0.76	What then, why Senec do you that approve, That we contemned, despised and set at nought, With finger put in ho…
13	848–913	497	unassigned		His sovereign liege to slain by force and might, That erst had holpen him, and given him health, And had endue…
14	914–979	511	T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and	0.87	Your noble spouse, sprung forth of sainted peer Of Claudius' stock, the starbright diamond clear, That Goddess…
15	980–1043	502	unassigned		Shall I alone to do, forbidden be That every patch may do? that grieveth me No trifling toys the people looks …
16	1044–1105	499	unassigned		That Tyrant dire doth rage at mother's name. And seeketh ways my deeds for to defame. Who threating death to t…
17	1106–1173	435	unassigned		DO not, alas, thus sore lament, But rather yet your mourning stay, Sith that the city whole is bent To celebra…
18	1174–1232	486	T60 Imperial Rome: rulers, favour and politi	0.76	FRom out of spousal bower dismayed with fear, Whither go you? what secrets daughter dear Unknown, makes you to…
19	1233–1298	483	unassigned		Amazed Nero sore, in Chrispine's breast That hid his falchion keen: fear shaked of rest From me: I trembling s…
20	1299–1353	443	unassigned		WHat sturdy champion stout doth joy with glee Our chieftains royal bower safe to see, Then to his court I coun…
21	1354–1426	531	unassigned		AH, ah, our captains slow dispatching coil, And our long suffering ire in such a broil, That streams of blood …
22	1427–1508	533	unassigned		A woman could, In whom a mind Dame nature hath upfould, To mischief prone: she armed hath her heart, To hurt b…
23	1509–1588	502	unassigned		The mortal brood the destinies guide: Themselves they nothing can assure, That certainly doth steadfast bide: …

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