Basilio
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Basilio is the King of Poland in Calderón de la Barca’s play "La vida es sueño," whose fatalistic decisions about his son’s destiny drive the central conflict of the drama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basilio canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
La vida es sueño
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Life Is a Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Spanish Golden Age theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
calculating ⓘ fearful ⓘ rational ⓘ superstitious ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Segismundo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
his rebellious subjects ⓘ |
| countryOfTitle | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Pedro Calderón de la Barca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decision |
deprives Segismundo of his royal rights
ⓘ
imprisons his son Segismundo from birth NERFINISHED ⓘ orders that Segismundo believe his time as prince was only a dream ⓘ raises Segismundo in isolation in a tower ⓘ tests Segismundo by placing him temporarily on the throne ⓘ |
| familyRelation | father of Segismundo ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Spanish Golden Age drama
ⓘ
philosophical drama ⓘ |
| governs | Poland (in the fictional setting of the play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Segismundo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| moralArc |
is forced to confront the consequences of his fatalism
ⓘ
recognizes the limits of his control over fate ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
belief in astrology
ⓘ
fatalism ⓘ fear of a prophecy ⓘ |
| nameInOriginalLanguage | Basilio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
foil to Segismundo’s moral development
ⓘ
instigator of the central conflict ⓘ |
| occupation | monarch ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
antagonist
ⓘ
central character ⓘ |
| spouseStatus | widower ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
abuse of political power
ⓘ
conflict between free will and destiny ⓘ limits of human knowledge ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.