Polixenes
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Polixenes is the King of Bohemia in Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale," whose friendship with Leontes triggers the king’s destructive jealousy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polixenes canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ king ⓘ |
| accusation | adultery with Hermione ⓘ |
| accusedBy | Leontes ⓘ |
| aidedBy | Camillo ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Winter's Tale
ⓘ
surface form:
The Winter’s Tale
|
| appearsInAct |
The Winter's Tale
ⓘ
surface form:
Act I of The Winter’s Tale
The Winter's Tale ⓘ
surface form:
Act II of The Winter’s Tale
Act IV of The Winter’s Tale ⓘ The Winter's Tale ⓘ
surface form:
Act V of The Winter’s Tale
|
| associatedWithTheme |
friendship
ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ repentance and reconciliation ⓘ |
| causeOf | Leontes’ jealousy ⓘ |
| country | Bohemia ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| disguisesAs | a commoner ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
catalyst of the main conflict
ⓘ
foil to Leontes ⓘ |
| fears | Leontes’ jealousy ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Winter's Tale
ⓘ
surface form:
The Winter’s Tale universe
|
| fleesFrom |
Leontes’ court
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasFriend |
Hermione
ⓘ
Leontes ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Leontes ⓘ |
| hasSon | Florizel ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
King of Bohemia
ⓘ
surface form:
His Majesty of Bohemia
King ⓘ |
| isFatherOf | Florizel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterConsentsTo | Florizel’s marriage to Perdita ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| moralCharacteristic |
authoritative
ⓘ
capable of forgiveness ⓘ proud ⓘ |
| notableScene |
confrontation with Florizel and Perdita in the sheep-shearing festival
ⓘ
early scenes with Leontes and Hermione in Sicilia ⓘ |
| opposes | Florizel’s marriage to Perdita ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Bohemia ⓘ |
| reconciledWith |
Florizel
ⓘ
Leontes ⓘ Perdita ⓘ |
| workDate | circa 1610–1611 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.