The Little Monk
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The Little Monk is a young, devout cleric in Bertolt Brecht’s play "Life of Galileo" who embodies the moral and religious conflict stirred by Galileo’s scientific discoveries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Little Monk canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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stage character ⓘ |
| age | young ⓘ |
| alignment | Church hierarchy ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Life of Galileo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | middle sections of Life of Galileo ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
epic theatre
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historical drama ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
conflict between science and religion
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responsibility of intellectuals ⓘ social impact of scientific discovery ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conflicted
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devout ⓘ pious ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| concernFor | peasants and their faith ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticArc | moves from naive certainty to troubled doubt ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
gives voice to the oppressed peasantry’s perspective
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provides a counterpoint to Galileo’s rationalism ⓘ |
| experiencesConflictBetween |
religious faith
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scientific truth ⓘ |
| expressesConcernAbout |
impact of Galileo’s discoveries on simple believers
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threat to Church authority ⓘ |
| fears |
loss of spiritual security for common people
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punishment from Church authorities ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | play Life of Galileo ⓘ |
| hasDialogueWith | Galileo Galilei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalAlignment | religious orthodoxy ⓘ |
| internalStruggle | loyalty to Church versus acknowledgment of evidence ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | German ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | key figure in articulating Brecht’s critique of institutional power ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| moralPosition | prioritizes spiritual comfort over empirical truth ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
illustrates the social consequences of new scientific ideas
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represents the tension between faith and science ⓘ |
| occupation | cleric ⓘ |
| relationshipToGalileo | disciple and interlocutor ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | embodies moral and religious conflict caused by Galileo’s discoveries ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
moral hesitation in the face of progress
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ordinary believer confronted with scientific change ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
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