Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon
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Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon is the tormented, defrocked clergyman at the center of Tennessee Williams’ play "The Night of the Iguana," whose psychological and spiritual crisis drives the drama’s exploration of desire, faith, and redemption.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clergyman
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fictional character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Night of the Iguana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | a run-down hotel in coastal Mexico ⓘ |
| conflictType |
psychological crisis
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spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| createdBy | Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Night of the Iguana (play, 1961) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | drama ⓘ |
| hasThemeRelation |
theme of human frailty
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theme of redemption ⓘ theme of sexual desire ⓘ theme of spiritual doubt ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
charismatic
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emotionally unstable ⓘ guilt-ridden ⓘ sexually conflicted ⓘ spiritually conflicted ⓘ tormented ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
drives exploration of desire in The Night of the Iguana
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drives exploration of faith in The Night of the Iguana ⓘ drives exploration of redemption in The Night of the Iguana ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | minister ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character in The Night of the Iguana ⓘ |
| setting | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defrocked ⓘ |
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