Hickey
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Hickey is the charismatic yet unsettling traveling salesman whose arrival and revelations drive the emotional and philosophical unraveling of the barroom denizens in Eugene O’Neill’s play "The Iceman Cometh."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hickey canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic protagonist
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fictional character ⓘ stage character ⓘ traveling salesman ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Iceman Cometh ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | tragedy ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
death of dreams
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disillusionment ⓘ guilt ⓘ illusion versus reality ⓘ redemption ⓘ self-deception ⓘ |
| causes | bar regulars to confront their pipe dreams ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charismatic
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confessional ⓘ intense ⓘ unsettling ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Eugene O'Neill
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surface form:
Eugene O’Neill
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| dialogueStyle | long confessional monologues ⓘ |
| dramaticArc |
arrives sober to celebrate Harry Hope’s birthday
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confesses to killing his wife ⓘ reveals shocking truths about his past ⓘ |
| dramaticClimaxInvolves | full confession of his crime and motives ⓘ |
| dramaticImportance | one of Eugene O’Neill’s most complex characters ⓘ |
| genreContext | American expressionist drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| name | Theodore Hickman ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
drives emotional unraveling of barroom denizens
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drives philosophical unraveling of barroom denizens ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableAdaptationPortrayalBy |
Jason Robards
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Kevin Spacey ⓘ Lee Marvin ⓘ |
| occupation | traveling salesman ⓘ |
| relationshipToOtherCharacters |
antagonist to the bar’s illusions
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friend of Harry Hope ⓘ longtime customer of the saloon ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
catalyst for other characters’ change
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central character ⓘ |
| setting | Harry Hope’s saloon ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
collapse of comforting illusions
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destructive honesty ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | 1912 ⓘ |
| workPremiereYear | 1946 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.