Captain Plume
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Captain Plume is the charming, roguish army officer who serves as the central romantic and comedic figure in George Farquhar’s Restoration comedy "The Recruiting Officer."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain Plume canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army officer
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comic hero ⓘ fictional character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ romantic lead ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Recruiting Officer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Shrewsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brave
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charming ⓘ flirtatious ⓘ good-natured ⓘ honourable ⓘ resourceful ⓘ roguish ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Farquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
embodies the tension between duty and pleasure
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satirizes military recruiting practices ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1706 ⓘ |
| genre | Restoration comedy character ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasMoralArc | moves from rakishness toward sincerity in love ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | contemporary army recruiting officers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Restoration drama ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Silvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
drives the romantic plot of The Recruiting Officer
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provides much of the comedy in The Recruiting Officer ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableScene | wooing Silvia while she is disguised as a man ⓘ |
| occupation |
captain
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recruiting officer ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
friend of Captain Brazen
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superior of Sergeant Kite ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character in The Recruiting Officer
ⓘ
comic protagonist in The Recruiting Officer ⓘ romantic protagonist in The Recruiting Officer ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Restoration era
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late 17th century ⓘ |
| typicalOf | Restoration rake-hero archetype ⓘ |
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