“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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dungeon | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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literary scene ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
opera adaptations of Faust
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various stage productions of Faust ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Faust, Part One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacterArc |
Faust’s confrontation with his guilt
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Gretchen’s downfall and spiritual awakening ⓘ |
| author | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent |
Faust attempts to rescue Gretchen from prison
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Gretchen rejects escape and accepts punishment ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
divine judgment
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imprisonment ⓘ madness ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | climactic confrontation between Faust and Gretchen ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
despairing
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penitent ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Faust
NERFINISHED
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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
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guilt ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ redemption ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | late in the story of Faust, Part One ⓘ |
| workGenre |
dramatic poem
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tragedy ⓘ |
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