Daniel Dravot
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Daniel Dravot is a fictional British adventurer and would-be ruler in Rudyard Kipling’s novella "The Man Who Would Be King," whose overreaching ambition and charisma drive the story’s tragic imperialist fable.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | 1975 film The Man Who Would Be King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Man Who Would Be King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| basedOn | British imperial adventurer archetype ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall |
loss of local support
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overreaching ambition ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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charismatic ⓘ overreaching ⓘ |
| closeAssociate | Peachey Carnehan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathInWork | dies in Kafiristan ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Man Who Would Be King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Man Who Would Be King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfWork |
adventure fiction
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imperial fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| medium | novella ⓘ |
| moralLessonAssociation |
consequences of hubris
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critique of imperial ambition ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
drives plot
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embodies imperialist hubris ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | adventurer ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | self-styled king ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sean Connery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToPeacheyCarnehan |
friend
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partner in adventure ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
main character
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would-be ruler ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | Kafiristan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| storyForm | novella ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
dangers of imperial overreach
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illusion of power ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
colonialism
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hubris ⓘ imperialism ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1888 ⓘ |
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