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.

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Nathan canonical 3

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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

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Recha adoptiveFather Nathan
Recha hasRelationshipWith Nathan