the gendarme
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The gendarme is a stock authority-figure puppet character in the traditional French Guignol theatre, typically representing the police or law and order in comedic performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the gendarme canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
puppet character
ⓘ
stock character ⓘ theatrical character type ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Guignol theatre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional French puppet theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French popular theatre
ⓘ
Guignol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Lyonnais puppet tradition ⓘ |
| eraOfOrigin | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasRole | authority figure ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | French ⓘ |
| medium |
glove puppet
ⓘ
marionette ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic antagonist
ⓘ
enforcer of rules ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Guignol (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | cast of recurring Guignol characters ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
authoritarian
ⓘ
often ridiculous ⓘ rigid ⓘ |
| represents |
law and order
ⓘ
police ⓘ |
| theatricalTradition | European puppet theatre ⓘ |
| typicalGenre |
comedy
ⓘ
farce ⓘ |
| typicalMedium | puppet show ⓘ |
| usedFor |
comedic performance
ⓘ
satire of authority ⓘ |
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