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Beatriz Domínguez Hermida
Cultural expressions of the Spanish Golden Age reproduced and reasserted the royal figure as the fount or principle of honour, what thinkers called the fons honorum, during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Nevertheless, the King of La infelice Dorotea by Andrés de Claramonte acts as �fons deshonorum�. In this case, the sovereign, following personal interests more than political aims, not only changes the nature of the royal function (as in punishment and reward) but also entrusts the jurisdiction of his dignity to the valido. Consequently, tension arises between the vassal's obedience to the sovereign and his personal code of honour, thus generating treacherous and corrupt behaviour among the noble classes. Claramonte's play shows the negative social effects of depraved royalty. This project will analyse the natural honour of three characters and the political reputation of the King in La infelice Dorotea.
