Warren
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Warren is a central character in Robert Frost's narrative poem "The Death of the Hired Man," depicted as a New England farmer whose conflicted sense of duty and forgiveness shapes the story's moral tension.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ poetry character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Death of the Hired Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Robert Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacterIn | The Death of the Hired Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterInGenre | narrative poem ⓘ |
| concern |
Silas’s unreliability as a worker
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fairness and justice on the farm ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Silas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Robert Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInWork | The Death of the Hired Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | dramatic dialogue in verse ⓘ |
| discussesSilasWith | Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionalConflictAbout | whether to take Silas back ⓘ |
| employs | Silas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | North of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTrait |
capable of compassion
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conflicted ⓘ duty-bound ⓘ initially unforgiving ⓘ practical ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialAttitudeTowardSilas | resentful ⓘ |
| interactsWith | Silas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAttitudeTowardSilas | softened ⓘ |
| livesInRegion | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralRoleInWork |
embodies conflict between duty and forgiveness
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tests boundaries of responsibility to others ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
drives the poem’s central moral debate
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provides contrast to Mary’s compassion ⓘ |
| nationalContextOfWork | United States literature ⓘ |
| occupation | farmer ⓘ |
| relationshipToMary | husband ⓘ |
| relationshipToSilas |
employer
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former boss ⓘ |
| settingRole | farmer on a New England farm ⓘ |
| speaksWith | Mary on the porch ⓘ |
| symbolicRole | voice of practical judgment ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
duty
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forgiveness ⓘ home and belonging ⓘ responsibility for others ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workTypeContext | American poetry ⓘ |
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