Act I
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Act I is the opening section of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s drama "Götz von Berlichingen," introducing the main characters, conflicts, and historical setting of the play.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act I (Götz von Berlichingen) | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | act of a play ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Sturm und Drang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of the historical knight Götz von Berlichingen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasForm |
dialogue
ⓘ
stage directions ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Götz von Berlichingen’s castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
freedom versus authority
ⓘ
honor and loyalty ⓘ transition from medieval to modern political order ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter |
Adelheid von Walldorf (character)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Götz von Berlichingen (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ Götz’s family (characters) ⓘ Weislingen (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesConflict |
Götz’s conflict with princely authority
ⓘ
Weislingen’s divided loyalties ⓘ tension between knightly independence and emerging territorial states ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical text ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
establishment of central conflicts
ⓘ
establishment of historical setting ⓘ exposition ⓘ introduction of main characters ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Götz von Berlichingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequenceInWork | first act ⓘ |
| setsHistoricalContext |
Holy Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early 16th century Germany ⓘ |
| workBy | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Götz von Berlichingen