Dogberry
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Dogberry is the comically inept constable in Shakespeare’s play "Much Ado About Nothing," known for his malapropisms and bumbling approach to law enforcement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dogberry canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic character
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constable ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Much Ado About Nothing ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act III of Much Ado About Nothing
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Act IV of Much Ado About Nothing ⓘ Much Ado About Nothing ⓘ
surface form:
Act V of Much Ado About Nothing
|
| associatedTheme |
appearance versus reality
ⓘ
miscommunication ⓘ social class and pretension ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Watch of Messina ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bumbling
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inept ⓘ pompous ⓘ verbose ⓘ well-meaning ⓘ |
| commands | the town watch ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
exposes villainy unintentionally
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parodies law enforcement ⓘ provides low comedy ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | comedy ⓘ |
| groupMembership | the constables of Messina ⓘ |
| hasDialogueType | prose ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | possibly derived from the dogberry tree (a common, lowly plant) ⓘ |
| hasSubordinate | Verges ⓘ |
| influencedConcept |
comic constable archetype
ⓘ
stage portrayal of incompetent officials ⓘ |
| languageFeature | malapropism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
English Renaissance drama
ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabethan drama
|
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Italian ⓘ |
| notableFor | malapropisms ⓘ |
| occupation | constable ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
English Renaissance drama
ⓘ
surface form:
English Renaissance theatre
|
| roleInWork | comic relief ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Messina ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Early Modern English ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.