Sergeant Kite
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Sergeant Kite is a comic, fast-talking army recruiter in George Farquhar’s Restoration comedy "The Recruiting Officer," known for his cunning schemes to enlist soldiers.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sergeant Kite canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic character
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fictional character ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| alignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Recruiting Officer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shrewsbury
NERFINISHED
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military recruitment ⓘ |
| characteristic |
comic
ⓘ
cunning ⓘ fast-talking ⓘ scheming ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Farquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Recruiting Officer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Restoration comedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Restoration theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
manipulative recruitment tactics
ⓘ
witty dialogue ⓘ |
| occupation | army recruiter ⓘ |
| partOf | British Restoration drama tradition ⓘ |
| rank | sergeant ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
comic relief
ⓘ
driving the recruitment plot ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalSetting | late 17th century England ⓘ |
| uses |
deception to recruit soldiers
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tricks to enlist soldiers ⓘ |
| workDate | 1706 ⓘ |
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