Snug
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Snug is a minor comic character in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," a simple joiner who nervously plays the lion in the craftsmen's play.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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comic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Midsummer Night's Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Act V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bottom
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Flute ⓘ Quince ⓘ Snout ⓘ Starveling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concern | frightening the ladies in the audience ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Theseus (as Duke of Athens commissioning entertainment) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreRole | low comic character ⓘ |
| groupAffiliation |
craftsmen
ⓘ
mechanicals ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | parody of amateur theatricals ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationality | Athenian ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
has few lines compared to other mechanicals
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memorization is a challenge for him ⓘ |
| occupation | joiner ⓘ |
| performsBefore |
Hippolyta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ the Athenian court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performsIn | Pyramus and Thisbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
nervous
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simple ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| playwrightEra | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPlay | lion ⓘ |
| setting |
Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the wood near Athens ⓘ |
| tone | comic relief ⓘ |
| workGenre | comedy ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.