Sir Hugh Evans
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Sir Hugh Evans is a comically pedantic Welsh parson in Shakespeare’s *The Merry Wives of Windsor*, known for his distinctive accent and meddling in the play’s romantic intrigues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Hugh Evans canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clergyman
ⓘ
comic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ parson ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of The Merry Wives of Windsor
ⓘ
radio adaptations of The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ stage productions of The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ television adaptations of The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anne Page
ⓘ
Doctor Caius ⓘ Justice Shallow ⓘ Mistress Ford ⓘ Mistress Page ⓘ Sir John Falstaff ⓘ Slender ⓘ romantic intrigues in Windsor ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
good-natured
ⓘ
meddlesome ⓘ pedantic ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Welsh ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Shakespearean Windsor ⓘ |
| functionInWork |
representation of Welsh stereotype in Elizabethan drama
ⓘ
satire of clerical pedantry ⓘ |
| genreOfCharacter | comic clergyman ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| helpsCharacter | Fenton ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
character-based comedy
ⓘ
verbal comedy ⓘ |
| involvedIn | plot to help Fenton marry Anne Page ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| languageStyle | heavily accented English ⓘ |
| literaryCanon |
works of William Shakespeare
ⓘ
surface form:
Shakespearean canon
|
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationality | Welsh ⓘ |
| notableFeature | strong Welsh accent ⓘ |
| notableFor | mispronunciations and malapropisms ⓘ |
| notableScene | duel episode with Doctor Caius ⓘ |
| occupation | parson ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
comic relief
ⓘ
matchmaker ⓘ |
| setting | Windsor ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | early modern England ⓘ |
| workGenre | comedy ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.