Hermann is a poor officer obsessed with learning a secret winning card formula
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Hermann is the tragic, obsessive protagonist of Pushkin’s "The Queen of Spades," whose fixation on discovering a secret winning card formula leads to his psychological and moral downfall.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Hermann | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Queen of Spades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInForm | short story ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cards
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gambling ⓘ the Queen of Spades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall |
gambling obsession
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moral corruption ⓘ |
| centuryOfCreation | 19th century ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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calculating ⓘ cold ⓘ obsessive ⓘ |
| createdBy | Alexander Pushkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Queen of Spades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Queen of Spades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| interactsWith | Lizaveta Ivanovna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | Russian Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryRole | tragic protagonist ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| motivation | to learn a secret winning card formula ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
explores the destructive power of obsession
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illustrates moral downfall ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| occupation | officer ⓘ |
| primaryObsession | secret winning card formula ⓘ |
| psychologicalStateAtEnd | madness ⓘ |
| seeksSecretFrom | the old Countess ⓘ |
| setting | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | poor ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the dangers of unchecked ambition
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the destructive nature of obsession ⓘ |
| themeConnection |
fate
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greed ⓘ rationalism versus superstition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century Russia ⓘ |
| undergoes |
moral downfall
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psychological downfall ⓘ |
| uses | Lizaveta Ivanovna to gain access to the Countess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Hermann is a poor officer obsessed with learning a secret winning card formula
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