Gwynplaine
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Gwynplaine is the disfigured, perpetually grinning protagonist of Victor Hugo’s novel "The Man Who Laughs," whose tragic appearance inspired later characters like the Joker.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gwynplaine canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Ursus ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
L'Homme qui rit
ⓘ
The Man Who Laughs (1928 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Man Who Laughs
|
| associatedWith |
Dea
ⓘ
Ursus ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Victor Hugo ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Man Who Laughs (1928 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Man Who Laughs universe
|
| firstAppearance |
The Man Who Laughs (1928 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Man Who Laughs
|
| firstPublicationDate | 1869 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| guardian | Ursus ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Man Who Laughs (1928 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
1928 film The Man Who Laughs
|
| hasBackstory |
abandoned by Comprachicos
ⓘ
mutilated as a child ⓘ |
| hasEmotionally | tragic outlook ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic |
disfigured face
ⓘ
permanent grin ⓘ scarred cheeks ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class inequality
ⓘ
exploitation of children ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| influencedBy | 19th-century interest in deformity and spectacle ⓘ |
| inspired |
The Joker in The Dark Knight
ⓘ
surface form:
Batman franchise character The Joker
The Joker ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Dea ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | roughly "white joy" or "pure joy" in archaic French spelling ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
symbol of social cruelty
ⓘ
tragic hero ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Man Who Laughs (1928 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Man Who Laughs
|
| occupation |
actor in a traveling show
ⓘ
clown ⓘ performer ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Conrad Veidt ⓘ |
| rescues | Dea as a baby ⓘ |
| setInCountry | England ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the contrast between inner nobility and outer monstrosity
ⓘ
the suffering of the marginalized ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.