“Dungeon”

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“Dungeon” is a scene in Goethe’s *Faust, Part One* that takes place in a prison cell where Faust and Gretchen confront the tragic consequences of their actions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
literary scene
adaptedIn opera adaptations of Faust
various stage productions of Faust
appearsInWork Faust, Part One NERFINISHED
associatedCharacterArc Faust’s confrontation with his guilt
Gretchen’s downfall and spiritual awakening
author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED
centralEvent Faust attempts to rescue Gretchen from prison
Gretchen rejects escape and accepts punishment
containsMotif divine judgment
imprisonment
madness
dramaticFunction climactic confrontation between Faust and Gretchen
emotionalTone despairing
penitent
tragic
featuresCharacter Faust NERFINISHED
Gretchen NERFINISHED
Margarete NERFINISHED
Mephistopheles NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Kerker-Szene (Dungeon scene) in Faust, Part One NERFINISHED
languageOfWork German
locationType prison
narrativeRole culmination of Gretchen tragedy
originalTitleLanguage German
partOf Faust, Part One NERFINISHED
partOfLargerWork Faust NERFINISHED
sequenceInWork late scene in Faust, Part One
setting prison cell
textualForm dramatic dialogue
theme consequence of actions
guilt
moral responsibility
redemption
tragedy
timePeriodInFiction late in the story of Faust, Part One
workGenre dramatic poem
tragedy

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Faust, Part One containsSection “Dungeon”