Segismundo
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Segismundo is the conflicted prince of Poland in Calderón de la Barca’s play "La vida es sueño," whose struggle between fate and free will embodies the work’s central philosophical themes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Segismundo canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | La vida es sueño NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
dream versus reality
ⓘ
fate ⓘ free will ⓘ honor ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| centralCharacterOf | La vida es sueño NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Pedro Calderón de la Barca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidesTo | act justly even if life is a dream ⓘ |
| dramaticArc | from brutality to self-mastery ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
protagonist
ⓘ
tragic hero ⓘ |
| experiences | prophecy of tyranny ⓘ |
| famousLine |
¿Qué es la vida? Un frenesí.
ⓘ
¿Qué es la vida? Una ilusión, una sombra, una ficción. ⓘ |
| father | Basilio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | king of Poland ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | premiere of La vida es sueño circa 1635 ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Clotaldo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | Basilio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialCharacterTraits |
impulsive
ⓘ
violent ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| laterCharacterTraits |
merciful
ⓘ
philosophical ⓘ self-controlled ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Spanish Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Polish queen ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Polish ⓘ |
| position | prince of Poland ⓘ |
| raisedIn |
isolation
ⓘ
tower ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Astolfo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Basilio NERFINISHED ⓘ Clotaldo NERFINISHED ⓘ Estrella NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosaura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleIn | play La vida es sueño ⓘ |
| subjectOf | philosophical monologues ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
human struggle between fate and freedom
ⓘ
uncertainty of reality ⓘ |
| tests | capacity for virtue when believing life is a dream ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.