Pistol
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Pistol is a braggart, swaggering follower of Falstaff who appears as a comic, bombastic soldier in several of Shakespeare’s plays, including *The Merry Wives of Windsor*.
All labels observed (2)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| alignment |
Falstaff’s company
ⓘ
surface form:
Falstaff’s entourage
|
| appearsIn |
Henry IV, Part 2
ⓘ
King Henry V ⓘ
surface form:
Henry V
Henry V (play) ⓘ
surface form:
The Life of King Henry the Fifth
The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ
surface form:
The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth
|
| appearsInEvent |
Hundred Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Hundred Years' War (as depicted in Henry V)
|
| associatedWith | Sir John Falstaff ⓘ |
| characterType |
bombastic soldier
ⓘ
braggart ⓘ comic character ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | English theatre ⓘ |
| follows | Sir John Falstaff ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Elizabethan drama
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ history play ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations of Henry V
ⓘ
television adaptations of Shakespeare’s histories ⓘ |
| influencedBy | tradition of the miles gloriosus (braggart soldier) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | satire of military bravado ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | minor character in Shakespeare’s canon ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
bombastic speech
ⓘ
cowardice beneath bravado ⓘ swaggering manner ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | Falstaff circle of characters ⓘ |
| relatedCharacter |
Bardolph
ⓘ
King Henry V ⓘ Mistress Quickly ⓘ Nym ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
comic relief
ⓘ
follower of Falstaff ⓘ |
| setIn |
England
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| speechStyle |
highly rhetorical language
ⓘ
misused heroic phrases ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | late 16th century ⓘ |
| workContext | Henriad ⓘ |
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