El personaje de la reina en los autos sacramentales

Resumen:
The golden playwrights regularly resort in their autos sacramentales to historical-political or mythological events that intermingle with allegorical elements. In this type of theatrical pieces, there are very varied characters, as the queen, who is assigned very specific functions. In this article, it is discovered -through the analysis of works by Calderon, Lope or Mira, among others- which are the recurring prototypes of queen, what significant features they present and what role they usually play in this particular and complex universe of doctrinal, sacramental and dynastic exaltation.