Puntila
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Puntila is a wealthy, mercurial Finnish landowner whose shifting moods and class contradictions drive the social and political satire in Bertolt Brecht’s play "Mr Puntila and His Man Matti."
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
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fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mr Puntila and His Man Matti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| behaviorPattern |
changes attitudes when drunk
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reneges on promises when sober ⓘ |
| centralThemeInvolvement |
class struggle
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
alcoholic
ⓘ
harsh when sober ⓘ kind when drunk ⓘ mercurial ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| creator | Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
source of comic effect
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vehicle for political commentary ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWorkCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWorkLocation | Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDaughter | Eva Puntila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotive | to maintain his social status ⓘ |
| hasServant | Matti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | epic theatre ⓘ |
| mainRelationship | master–servant relationship with Matti ⓘ |
| nameInFull | Johannes Puntila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist of the play ⓘ |
| occupation | landowner ⓘ |
| relationship | father of Eva Puntila ⓘ |
| represents |
class hypocrisy
ⓘ
contradictions of bourgeois class ⓘ |
| setting | rural Finland ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
critique of capitalism
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exposure of class contradictions ⓘ |
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