the renunciation of love
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The renunciation of love is a central Wagnerian motif in which a character willingly abandons all possibility of love in exchange for power, setting in motion the tragic conflicts of the Ring cycle.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wagnerian motif
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dramatic motif ⓘ thematic concept in opera ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | 19th-century German music drama ⓘ |
| category |
motifs in Der Ring des Nibelungen
ⓘ
themes in Richard Wagner’s works ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | redemptive power of love ⓘ |
| discussedIn | Wagnerian scholarship ⓘ |
| echoedBy |
Brünnhilde’s initial obedience to Wotan
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Wotan’s compromises for power ⓘ |
| enables | forging of the Ring of power ⓘ |
| exchangedFor | power ⓘ |
| expressedThrough | Alberich’s curse on the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEnactedByCharacter | Alberich GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
inescapable tragedy
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moral corruption ⓘ spiritual impoverishment ⓘ |
| influences |
interpretations of character motivation in the Ring
ⓘ
staging and direction of the Ring cycle ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
allegory of modern capitalist greed
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critique of power politics ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Das Rheingold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCentralTo |
Der Ring des Nibelungen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wagner’s Ring cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | German ⓘ |
| leadsTo |
creation of the cursed Ring
ⓘ
cycle of domination and betrayal ⓘ downfall of gods and heroes ⓘ |
| motivates | Alberich’s theft of the Rhinegold ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Brünnhilde’s later choice of love and sacrifice ⓘ |
| recursIn |
Das Rheingold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ Götterdämmerung NERFINISHED ⓘ Siegfried NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Liebesverzicht
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power at the price of love ⓘ |
| requires | voluntary abandonment of all possibility of love ⓘ |
| setsInMotion | tragic conflicts of the Ring cycle ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
the Ring’s power
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the curse attached to the Ring ⓘ |
| thematizes |
conflict between love and power
ⓘ
sacrifice of human feeling for domination ⓘ |
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