Wagner (Faustus’s servant)
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Wagner is a minor character in the Faust legend, typically portrayed as Doctor Faustus’s loyal but somewhat comical servant and assistant.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wagner | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic servant
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ servant ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Faust legend
NERFINISHED
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The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act 1 of Doctor Faustus (Marlowe)
NERFINISHED
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Act 2 of Doctor Faustus (Marlowe) NERFINISHED ⓘ Act 4 of Doctor Faustus (Marlowe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assistantTo | Doctor Faustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
magic
ⓘ
scholarship ⓘ |
| basedOn | servant figure in Faust chapbooks ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
comical
ⓘ
cowardly ⓘ loyal ⓘ opportunistic ⓘ |
| createdBy | Christopher Marlowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | European literature ⓘ |
| employerOf | Doctor Faustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Faust universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus (c. 1588–1592) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Renaissance tragedy character ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
scholar’s assistant
ⓘ
servant ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Clown
ⓘ
Scholars ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Doctor Faustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
drama
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Faustus’s servant Wagner ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to contrast with Faustus’s tragic ambition
ⓘ
to provide exposition about Faustus ⓘ |
| partOf | Faust tradition ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
comic relief
ⓘ
servant and assistant to Faustus ⓘ |
| roleInWork | minor character ⓘ |
| servantOf | Doctor Faustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sometimesDepictedAs |
Faustus’s successor
ⓘ
aspiring magician ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | late 16th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | comic scenes ⓘ |
| uses | learned language ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.