Woland
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Woland is a mysterious, devil-like figure who leads a retinue of supernatural beings and embodies chaos and moral reckoning in Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel "The Master and Margarita."
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
devil figure
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ supernatural being ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Master and Margarita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
magic realism
ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Satan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
black magic ⓘ chaos ⓘ moral reckoning ⓘ occultism ⓘ the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Soviet atheism
ⓘ
bureaucratic hypocrisy ⓘ |
| createdBy | Mikhail Bulgakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| embodies |
moral ambiguity
ⓘ
retribution ⓘ supernatural justice ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| grants | Margarita’s wish ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Satan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompanion |
Abaddon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azazello NERFINISHED ⓘ Behemoth NERFINISHED ⓘ Hella NERFINISHED ⓘ Koroviev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoralFunction |
exposes human vices
ⓘ
punishes hypocrisy ⓘ |
| hasTitle | foreign professor ⓘ |
| influences | fates of the Master and Margarita ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| leads | retinue of supernatural beings ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | foreign ⓘ |
| occupation | magician ⓘ |
| performs | magic show at the Variety Theatre ⓘ |
| presidesOver | Satan’s Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
antagonist
ⓘ
catalyst of events ⓘ central character in The Master and Margarita ⓘ |
| setIn | Moscow in the 1930s ⓘ |
| speaksAbout | good and evil ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
metaphysical freedom
ⓘ
the intrusion of the supernatural into everyday life ⓘ |
| tests |
Margarita
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Master ⓘ |
| timePeriodInStory | Soviet era ⓘ |
| visits | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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