Nathan
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Nathan is the central character of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s play "Nathan the Wise," portrayed as a wise and compassionate Jewish merchant who advocates religious tolerance and humanism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nathan canonical | 3 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
humanism
ⓘ
interfaith understanding ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | drama ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | German ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Enlightenment ideals
ⓘ
rational ethics ⓘ tolerance between religions ⓘ |
| characterInWork | Nathan the Wise ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
compassionate
ⓘ
humanistic ⓘ tolerant ⓘ wise ⓘ |
| createdBy | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | play Nathan the Wise ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearOfWork | 1779 ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Recha
ⓘ
Saladin ⓘ the Templar ⓘ |
| nameInOriginalLanguage |
Nathan the Wise
ⓘ
surface form:
Nathan der Weise
|
| nationalityInFiction | Jewish ⓘ |
| occupation | merchant ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
mediator between religions
ⓘ
moral authority figure ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Crusades ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Enlightenment rationality
ⓘ
moral wisdom ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ |
| usesMotif | Ring parable ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.