Javert in Les Misérables
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Javert in Les Misérables is the relentless police inspector whose rigid devotion to law and order drives his obsessive pursuit of the ex-convict Jean Valjean.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Javert | 3 |
| Inspector Javert in Les Misérables (1998 film) | 1 |
| Jean Valjean | 1 |
| “Javert’s Suicide” (Les Misérables musical) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
character in novel ⓘ fictional character ⓘ police inspector ⓘ |
| allegiance | French police ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Les Misérables
ⓘ
Les Misérables ⓘ
surface form:
Les Misérables (2012 film adaptation)
Les Misérables ⓘ
surface form:
Les Misérables (musical)
various film adaptations of Les Misérables ⓘ various stage adaptations of Les Misérables ⓘ various television adaptations of Les Misérables ⓘ |
| basedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide by jumping into the Seine ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Jean Valjean’s moral transformation ⓘ |
| createdBy | Victor Hugo ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Jean Valjean ⓘ |
| fate | suicide ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Les Misérables
ⓘ
surface form:
Les Misérables (1862 novel)
|
| hasTrait |
authoritarian
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dutiful ⓘ incorruptible ⓘ legalistic ⓘ obsessive ⓘ relentless ⓘ rigid ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real 19th-century French police practices ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | French ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century French literature ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | drowning ⓘ |
| moralView |
absolute belief in law
ⓘ
black-and-white view of good and evil ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableAction |
refuses to accept Valjean’s moral goodness
ⓘ
spares Jean Valjean’s life ⓘ |
| notableScene | confrontation with Jean Valjean at the barricade ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Javert in Les Misérables
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
“Javert’s Suicide” (Les Misérables musical)
“Stars” (Les Misérables musical) ⓘ |
| occupation |
detective
ⓘ
police inspector ⓘ |
| pursues | Jean Valjean ⓘ |
| reasonForSuicide | inability to reconcile law with mercy ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
embodiment of the law
ⓘ
primary pursuer of Jean Valjean ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
inflexible justice
ⓘ
state authority ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
duty versus conscience
ⓘ
justice versus mercy ⓘ law versus grace ⓘ |
| undergoes | moral crisis ⓘ |
| workPublishedIn | 1862 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Javert
this entity surface form:
Javert
subject surface form:
Les Misérables (2012 film)
this entity surface form:
Jean Valjean
subject surface form:
Les Misérables (2012 film)
this entity surface form:
Javert
subject surface form:
Javert
this entity surface form:
“Javert’s Suicide” (Les Misérables musical)
this entity surface form:
Inspector Javert in Les Misérables (1998 film)