Agnes
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Agnes is the central, emotionally fragile yet controlling matriarch in Edward Albee’s play "A Delicate Balance," around whom the family’s tensions and existential anxieties revolve.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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matriarch ⓘ protagonist ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Delicate Balance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAwardOfWork | Pulitzer Prize for Drama (for A Delicate Balance) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
internal emotional conflict
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interpersonal family conflict ⓘ |
| createdBy | Edward Albee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
maintains a delicate balance in the household
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mediates conflicts among family and friends ⓘ |
| dramaticStyleContext | absurdist-influenced American drama ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacteristic | emotionally fragile ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Delicate Balance (1966) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
axis of family tensions
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focus of existential anxieties ⓘ |
| personalityTrait | controlling ⓘ |
| relationshipToOtherCharacters |
mother of Julia
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sister of Claire ⓘ wife of Tobias ⓘ |
| roleInFamily | matriarch ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character ⓘ |
| settingContext | suburban upper-middle-class household ⓘ |
| symbolicRole | embodiment of bourgeois stability under threat ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
control and order
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emotional repression ⓘ existential anxiety ⓘ family dysfunction ⓘ |
| workLanguageContext | English-language play ⓘ |
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