Mr Sloane
E518351
Mr Sloane is the amoral, sexually ambiguous young lodger at the center of Joe Orton’s darkly comic play "Entertaining Mr Sloane," whose manipulative charm drives the story’s twisted power dynamics.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | Entertaining Mr Sloane (1970 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | young adult ⓘ |
| antagonisticTo | Kemp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Entertaining Mr Sloane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGenre |
black comedy
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ |
| blackmails |
Ed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeInvolvement |
moral corruption
ⓘ
power dynamics ⓘ sexual ambiguity ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
amoral
ⓘ
charming ⓘ deceptive ⓘ manipulative ⓘ opportunistic ⓘ sexually ambiguous ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| createdIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| creator | Joe Orton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Entertaining Mr Sloane (stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| kills | Kemp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| livesWith |
Ed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manipulates |
Ed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| motive |
material gain
ⓘ
self-interest ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for family conflict
ⓘ
source of sexual tension ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAction |
blackmails Kath and Ed
ⓘ
seduces both Kath and Ed ⓘ |
| occupation | lodger ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Peter McEnery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Ed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of Entertaining Mr Sloane ⓘ |
| setting | suburban English home ⓘ |
| sexualRelationshipWith |
Ed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Entertaining Mr Sloane