Moth
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Moth is a witty and quick-tongued pageboy who serves as a comic foil and companion to Don Armado in Shakespeare’s play "Love’s Labour’s Lost."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic foil
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ pageboy ⓘ servant ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Love’s Labour’s Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Love’s Labour’s Lost
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act III of Love’s Labour’s Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ Act V of Love’s Labour’s Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
mockery of pedantry and bombast
ⓘ
social hierarchy inverted by intelligence ⓘ wit and wordplay ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
clever
ⓘ
mocking ⓘ playful ⓘ quick-tongued ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
to provide meta-theatrical commentary
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to satirize Don Armado’s affectations ⓘ to undercut romantic and heroic pretensions ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceEra | late 16th century ⓘ |
| genreContext | Elizabethan comedy ⓘ |
| hasDialogueForm |
prose
ⓘ
verse ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
pun-filled
ⓘ
wordplay-heavy ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | example of Shakespearean child or youth character with precocious wit ⓘ |
| medium | stage drama ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish court attendant (by association with Don Armado) ⓘ |
| notableInteractionWith |
Berowne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Costard NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Adriano de Armado NERFINISHED ⓘ Holofernes NERFINISHED ⓘ King of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Nathaniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | pageboy ⓘ |
| oftenComparedTo |
Feste
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puck NERFINISHED ⓘ other witty servants in Shakespeare ⓘ |
| participatesIn | pageant of the Nine Worthies ⓘ |
| relationshipWithDonArmado |
comic foil
ⓘ
companion ⓘ servant ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
comic relief
ⓘ
witty commentator on events ⓘ |
| serves | Don Adriano de Armado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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