Serafina Delle Rose
E852649
Serafina Delle Rose is the passionate, grieving Sicilian-American widow at the center of Tennessee Williams’ play "The Rose Tattoo," whose journey explores themes of love, loss, and renewal.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| adaptation | The Rose Tattoo (1955 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Rose Tattoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAuthorBodyOfWork | plays of Tennessee Williams GENERATED ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
grief
ⓘ
immigrant identity ⓘ love ⓘ renewal ⓘ sexual repression ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
devoted
ⓘ
jealous ⓘ passionate ⓘ sensual ⓘ superstitious ⓘ temperamental ⓘ |
| child | Rosa Delle Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
embodies conflict between idealized love and human frailty
ⓘ
represents the struggle to reconcile faith and desire ⓘ |
| emotionalStateAtEnd | accepting of new love and life ⓘ |
| emotionalStateAtStart | consumed by grief ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Sicilian ⓘ |
| familyRole |
mother
ⓘ
widow of a truck driver involved in smuggling ⓘ |
| firstPortrayedOnStageBy | Maureen Stapleton GENERATED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American drama ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | journey from obsessive mourning to emotional and sexual rebirth ⓘ |
| nationality | Sicilian-American ⓘ |
| notableFilmPortrayalBy | Anna Magnani GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation |
homemaker
ⓘ
seamstress ⓘ |
| plotRole | protagonist of The Rose Tattoo ⓘ |
| relationship | falls in love with Alvaro Mangiacavallo ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| residence |
Gulf Coast of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiana (implied setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingContext | Italian-American immigrant community on the Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| spouse | Rosario Delle Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageDebutWorkPremiereYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| symbolAssociatedWith |
fertility
ⓘ
religious icons ⓘ rose tattoo ⓘ |
| workType | play ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faye (The Rose Tattoo)