Come Away, Come Away, Death
E496756
"Come Away, Come Away, Death" is a melancholic funeral song from William Shakespeare’s comedy *Twelfth Night*, often noted for its themes of unrequited love and mortality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Come Away, Come Away, Death canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5128002 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Come Away, Come Away, Death Context triple: [Twelfth Night, famousSong, Come Away, Come Away, Death]
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A.
The Dirge
The Dirge is a somber, introspective section of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s themes of spiritual crisis and postwar disillusionment.
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B.
The Dying Grass
The Dying Grass is a sprawling historical novel by William T. Vollmann that chronicles the Nez Perce War of 1877 in his characteristically dense, experimental style.
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C.
Dirge
"Dirge" is a somber, piano-driven song by Bob Dylan, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and stark emotional intensity.
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D.
You Are Dead
"You Are Dead" is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a series of murders linked to a missing woman from the past.
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E.
Death of a Man
"Death of a Man" is a novel by American writer Kay Boyle that explores the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the rise of fascism in pre–World War II Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Come Away, Come Away, Death Target entity description: "Come Away, Come Away, Death" is a melancholic funeral song from William Shakespeare’s comedy *Twelfth Night*, often noted for its themes of unrequited love and mortality.
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A.
The Dirge
The Dirge is a somber, introspective section of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s themes of spiritual crisis and postwar disillusionment.
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B.
The Dying Grass
The Dying Grass is a sprawling historical novel by William T. Vollmann that chronicles the Nez Perce War of 1877 in his characteristically dense, experimental style.
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C.
Dirge
"Dirge" is a somber, piano-driven song by Bob Dylan, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and stark emotional intensity.
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D.
You Are Dead
"You Are Dead" is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a series of murders linked to a missing woman from the past.
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E.
Death of a Man
"Death of a Man" is a novel by American writer Kay Boyle that explores the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the rise of fascism in pre–World War II Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funeral song
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ poem ⓘ song ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Orsino (within the play’s action) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Twelfth Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | circa 1601 ⓘ |
| associatedWorkAuthor | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToGenreOfWork | comedy (host play) ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the Shakespearean canon ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceInWork | Twelfth Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
funeral lament
ⓘ
melancholic song ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | musical settings by various composers ⓘ |
| influence | inspired numerous musical compositions ⓘ |
| isQuotedAs | "Come away, come away, death" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
imagery of burial and decay
ⓘ
paradox between comic play and tragic song ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dramatic lyric ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Elizabethan drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | well-known Shakespearean song ⓘ |
| originalForm | lyric ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage performance ⓘ |
| partOf | Twelfth Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | Feste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedInAct | Act II of Twelfth Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedInScene | Act II, Scene 4 of Twelfth Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playwright | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingContext | Illyria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | desire for death after romantic rejection ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
grief ⓘ melancholy ⓘ mortality ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| tone |
elegiac
ⓘ
somber ⓘ |
| workTypeContext | song within a play ⓘ |
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Subject: Come Away, Come Away, Death Description of subject: "Come Away, Come Away, Death" is a melancholic funeral song from William Shakespeare’s comedy *Twelfth Night*, often noted for its themes of unrequited love and mortality.
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