Count Egmont

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Count Egmont is the noble Flemish hero of Goethe’s tragic play "Egmont," celebrated for his resistance to Spanish oppression in the Netherlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character
fictional character
antagonistGroup Spanish authorities
appearsIn Egmont NERFINISHED
associatedWithMusicBy Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme freedom
martyrdom
national liberation
political resistance
basedOn Lamoral, Count of Egmont NERFINISHED
creator Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED
fateInWork executed
fictionalLocation Netherlands NERFINISHED
firstAppearance play Egmont
goalsInWork defend liberties of the Netherlands
governingPowerOpposed Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
hasOccupationInFiction military commander
nobleman
hasRelationshipWith William of Orange NERFINISHED
hasTrait courageous
honorable
idealistic
inspiredByHistoricalEvent Eighty Years' War NERFINISHED
languageOfWork German
literaryMovementOfWork Sturm und Drang NERFINISHED
literaryStatus tragic hero
mediumOfWork stage play
moralAlignmentInWork good
nameInOriginalLanguage Egmont NERFINISHED
nationalityInFiction Flemish
notableAdaptation Egmont (Beethoven incidental music) NERFINISHED
opposes Spanish oppression
portrayedAs charismatic leader
heroic
noble
patriotic
relationshipTypeWith William of Orange ally in resistance to Spain
roleInWork protagonist
symbolizes hope for national independence
struggle against tyranny
timePeriodInFiction 16th century
workGenre tragedy
workSetting Brussels NERFINISHED

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Egmont character Count Egmont
Egmont protagonist Count Egmont