Emperor
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The Emperor is a fictional ruler in Goethe's "Faust, Part Two," whose troubled reign and reliance on Faust and Mephistopheles satirize political power and financial corruption.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emperor (Faust, Part Two) | 46 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
monarch ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Faust
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Faust, Part Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedScene | Carnival at the imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
dependence on advisors
ⓘ
illusion of wealth ⓘ mismanagement of state finances ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
courtly decadence
ⓘ
paper money scheme ⓘ state bankruptcy ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
easily influenced
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frivolous ⓘ weak-willed ⓘ |
| conflict | civil war in the empire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | absolutist rule ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1832 ⓘ |
| genre | literary character ⓘ |
| hasAdvisor |
Faust
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mephistopheles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCourtOfficial |
Chancellor
ⓘ
Fool ⓘ Treasurer ⓘ |
| influencedBy | historical Holy Roman Emperors (loosely) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
allegory of state crisis
ⓘ
critique of contemporary politics ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Weimar Classicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | dramatic poem ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
satirical figure
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symbol of financial corruption ⓘ symbol of political power ⓘ |
| partOf | Faust mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
irresponsible governance
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moral decay of the court ⓘ political instability ⓘ |
| positionHeld | emperor ⓘ |
| reliesOn |
Faust
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mephistopheles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| satirizes |
absolutist monarchy
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financial corruption ⓘ political power ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval-early modern imperial setting (fictional) ⓘ |
| workLocation | imperial court ⓘ |
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