Tom Rakewell
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Tom Rakewell is the fictional protagonist of Igor Stravinsky’s opera "The Rake’s Progress," whose moral decline and eventual ruin exemplify the archetypal 18th-century rake.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Rake’s Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Chester Kallman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ W. H. Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endsUpIn | Bedlam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exemplifies |
eventual ruin
ⓘ
moral decline ⓘ the archetypal rake ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1951 ⓘ |
| hasArtForm | opera ⓘ |
| hasCharacterArchetype |
18th-century rake
ⓘ
rake ⓘ |
| hasFiancée | Anne Trulove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFinalState | insanity ⓘ |
| hasGenre | neoclassical opera ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| hasMedium | stage ⓘ |
| hasMoralAlignment | morally weak ⓘ |
| hasNationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| hasRoleInNarrative | protagonist ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
faithfulness versus infidelity
ⓘ
free will and fate ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| hasVoiceType | tenor ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | opera ⓘ |
| inherits | a mysterious fortune ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
William Hogarth’s The Rake’s Progress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the 18th-century rake figure ⓘ |
| isTemptedBy | Nick Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettoBy |
Chester Kallman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W. H. Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livesIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| makesPactWith | Nick Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marries | Baba the Turk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movesTo | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupationInPlot | idle heir ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | The Rake’s Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejects | Anne Trulove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
moral irresponsibility
ⓘ
the consequences of hedonism ⓘ the dangers of sudden wealth ⓘ |
| undergoes |
corruption by vice
ⓘ
descent into madness ⓘ loss of fortune ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Rake’s Progress