Jodelet
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Jodelet is a comic servant character in Molière’s play *Les Précieuses ridicules*, known for his rustic manners and humorous contrast with the pretentious protagonists.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic servant
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Les Précieuses ridicules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
ridicule of pretension
ⓘ
social satire ⓘ |
| characterType |
clownish
ⓘ
rustic ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Cathos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magdelon NERFINISHED ⓘ the précieuses ⓘ |
| createdBy | Molière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
to expose social pretension
ⓘ
to satirize affected manners ⓘ |
| embodies |
common sense
ⓘ
plain speech ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | comedy ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
physical comedy
ⓘ
verbal humor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovementOfAuthor | French classicism ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | French classical theatre ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | French ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
coarse speech
ⓘ
comic behavior ⓘ rustic manners ⓘ |
| occupation | servant ⓘ |
| opposes | affected language ⓘ |
| roleInWork | comic relief ⓘ |
| socialClassInFiction | servant class ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | 17th-century France ⓘ |
| usedByAuthorTo |
highlight absurdity of snobbery
ⓘ
mock précieuses ⓘ |
| workAuthorCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
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