Prince Sirki
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Prince Sirki is the personified figure of Death who assumes human form to experience life and love in the play and film "Death Takes a Holiday."
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
personification of Death ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| adaptedBy |
Casey Robinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gladys Lehman NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxwell Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Ferris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film "Death Takes a Holiday" (1934)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
play "Death Takes a Holiday" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assumesFormOf | human prince ⓘ |
| basedOn | Death ⓘ |
| causes | suspension of deaths during his holiday ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
fear of death
ⓘ
love versus mortality ⓘ value of human life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Alberto Casella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiences |
human emotions
ⓘ
moral conflict ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| fallsInLoveWith | Grazia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
fantasy drama
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasMotivation |
to experience human life
ⓘ
to experience human love ⓘ to understand why humans fear death ⓘ |
| hasNature | supernatural being ⓘ |
| hasPower | to stop death temporarily ⓘ |
| influenced | later adaptations such as "Meet Joe Black" ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Italian ⓘ |
| medium |
feature film
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| moralQuestion | whether love can justify leaving life ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist of "Death Takes a Holiday" ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Fredric March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleIn | "Death Takes a Holiday" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingContext | European aristocratic society ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
inevitability of death
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mystery of the afterlife ⓘ outsider perspective on humanity ⓘ |
| trueIdentity | Death ⓘ |
| usesAlias | Prince Sirki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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