Puntila is a wealthy landowner
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Puntila is a central character in Bertolt Brecht’s play "Mr Puntila and His Man Matti," depicted as a contradictory, often drunken Finnish landowner whose shifting moods expose class tensions and social hypocrisy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puntila | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | epic theatre ⓘ |
| basedOn | Finnish source material ⓘ |
| characterInPlay | Mr Puntila and His Man Matti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
class conflict with servants
ⓘ
internal conflict between ideals and interests ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Finland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
comic figure with tragic implications
ⓘ
vehicle for social critique ⓘ |
| embodiesTheme |
class tensions
ⓘ
instability of bourgeois morality ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1940s ⓘ |
| hasDaughter | Eva Puntila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicStatus | rich ⓘ |
| hasModeOfSpeech |
authoritarian when sober
ⓘ
boastful ⓘ sentimental when drunk ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
contradictory
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generous when drunk ⓘ harsh when sober ⓘ impulsive ⓘ mercurial ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Matti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInWork | landowner ⓘ |
| hasVice | heavy drinking ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Marxist theatre tradition ⓘ |
| medium | stage drama ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| nameInFull | Mr Puntila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Finnish ⓘ |
| occupation | landowner ⓘ |
| oftenInState | drunkenness ⓘ |
| relationshipToEva | father ⓘ |
| roleInRelationToMatti | employer ⓘ |
| settingOfCharacter | rural Finland ⓘ |
| socialClass | wealthy landowner ⓘ |
| socialRole | member of rural bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| strugglesWith | alcoholism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
inconsistency of ruling class
ⓘ
paternalistic landowner ⓘ |
| treatsMattiAs |
friend when drunk
ⓘ
servant when sober ⓘ |
| usedByAuthorFor | alienation effect ⓘ |
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