“Night”
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“Night” is an early, pivotal scene in Goethe’s *Faust: Part One* in which Faust, alone in his study, despairs over the limits of human knowledge and contemplates suicide, setting the stage for his pact with Mephistopheles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Night (scene in Faust) | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic scene
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literary scene ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Faust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | early scene in Faust: Part One ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
contemplation of suicide
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invocation of supernatural powers ⓘ rejection of book learning ⓘ scholar in his study ⓘ yearning for infinite experience ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticRole |
establishes tone of existential crisis
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pivotal turning point in Faust’s life ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Heinrich Faust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
allegory of modern intellectual crisis
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critique of purely rational knowledge ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | Nacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Enlightenment debates on reason and faith ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Weimar Classicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterEmotion |
despair
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frustration ⓘ longing ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
exposition of Faust’s inner conflict
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preparation for Faust’s pact with Mephistopheles ⓘ |
| partOf | Faust: Part One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Faust’s encounter with Mephistopheles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Faust: Part Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Faust’s study ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
German literature courses
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comparative literature courses ⓘ theatre studies ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between reason and emotion
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crisis of faith ⓘ despair ⓘ disillusionment with scholarship ⓘ limits of human knowledge ⓘ pact with demonic forces ⓘ suicidal contemplation ⓘ yearning for transcendence ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | night ⓘ |
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