Nick Shadow
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Nick Shadow is the demonic tempter and antagonist in Igor Stravinsky’s opera *The Rake’s Progress*, who leads the protagonist Tom Rakewell to ruin.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
demonic tempter ⓘ fictional character ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsAs |
manservant
ⓘ
mysterious stranger ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Rake’s Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | neoclassical opera ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
damnation
ⓘ
free will ⓘ moral choice ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mephistopheles archetype ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Chester Kallman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ W. H. Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demands | Tom Rakewell’s soul ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century opera ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | opera The Rake’s Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAllegiance | the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | servant to Tom Rakewell ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
18th-century moral tales
ⓘ
Faust legend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| leadsTo | Tom Rakewell’s ruin ⓘ |
| medium | opera ⓘ |
| nature | demonic ⓘ |
| offers |
idleness
ⓘ
pleasure ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
card game for Tom’s soul
ⓘ
graveyard scene in The Rake’s Progress ⓘ |
| relationshipToTomRakewell |
mastermind of downfall
ⓘ
tempter ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist of Tom Rakewell ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Faustian bargain
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ moral decay ⓘ |
| tempts | Tom Rakewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trueIdentity | devil’s agent ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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