“Stay With Me”
E543168
“Stay With Me” is an emotional ballad from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Into the Woods*, sung by the Witch as she pleads with Rapunzel not to leave her.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Stay With Me" (Into the Woods song) | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| act | Act I of Into the Woods ⓘ |
| addressedToCharacter | Rapunzel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacterRelationship | Witch–Rapunzel relationship ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticPurpose |
develops Rapunzel’s desire for independence
ⓘ
reveals the Witch’s vulnerability ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
emotional
ⓘ
pleading ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| includedIn | original Broadway cast recording of Into the Woods ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
conflict between freedom and protection
ⓘ
desire to keep a child safe ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance | voice ⓘ |
| musical | Into the Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalWorkType | ballad ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | plea to Rapunzel not to leave the Witch ⓘ |
| originalProduction | Into the Woods (1987 Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Into the Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageContext | sung in the tower where Rapunzel is kept ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | The Witch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
fear of abandonment
ⓘ
overprotectiveness ⓘ parental attachment ⓘ |
| vocalFor | female voice ⓘ |
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