Act IV of "Swan Lake"
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Act IV of "Swan Lake" is the ballet’s tragic final act, depicting the climax of Odette and Siegfried’s doomed love and the ultimate defeat of the sorcerer Rothbart.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act IV of Swan Lake | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | ballet act ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | struggle against Rothbart ⓘ |
| choreographyTradition | Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov revival structure ⓘ |
| concludesArcOf |
Odette
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Prince Siegfried NERFINISHED ⓘ Rothbart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsScene |
Rothbart’s defeat
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death of the lovers in many productions ⓘ final battle with Rothbart ⓘ reunion of Odette and Siegfried at the lake ⓘ swans mourning with Odette ⓘ |
| depicts |
Odette’s despair
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Siegfried’s remorse ⓘ breaking of Rothbart’s power ⓘ confrontation with Rothbart ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
culmination of Odette and Siegfried’s love story
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resolution of the enchantment ⓘ ultimate defeat of Rothbart ⓘ |
| emotionalClimaxForAudience | death or transcendence of the lovers ⓘ |
| endingType |
apotheosis ending in some productions
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tragic ending in many productions ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Odette
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Odile NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Siegfried NERFINISHED ⓘ Rothbart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGroup | corps de ballet of swan maidens ⓘ |
| follows | Act III of Swan Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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good versus evil ⓘ redemption ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| musicalNumber | Tchaikovsky’s Act IV finale music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
climax
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denouement ⓘ |
| partOf | Swan Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | fourth act ⓘ |
| premiereContext | part of the 1895 St. Petersburg revival structure ⓘ |
| resolution | Rothbart’s power is broken in most productions ⓘ |
| setting | lake shore ⓘ |
| symbolism |
swans as souls of enchanted maidens
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water as purification and release ⓘ |
| tone |
dramatic
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tragic ⓘ |
| typicalStagingElement |
large ensemble of swans on stage
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stormy lake backdrop GENERATED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.