Bernard Nightingale
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Bernard Nightingale is a flamboyant and ambitious academic in Tom Stoppard's play "Arcadia," whose speculative historical theories drive much of the drama and comedy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bernard Nightingale canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
Septimus Hodge
NERFINISHED
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Thomasina Coverly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
dramatic comedy
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stage play ⓘ |
| centralTo | the modern-day timeline in Arcadia ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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arrogant ⓘ charismatic ⓘ flamboyant ⓘ opportunistic ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Hannah Jarvis’s cautious scholarship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Tom Stoppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drives |
much of the comedy in Arcadia
ⓘ
much of the plot’s mystery in Arcadia ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
English literature
ⓘ
Romantic literature ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1993 ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Bernard Nightingale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Hannah Jarvis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Chloë Coverly
NERFINISHED
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Hannah Jarvis NERFINISHED ⓘ Valentine Coverly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| makesSpeculativeTheoryAbout |
Lord Byron’s involvement in a duel at Sidley Park
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the authorship of a critical review attacking Ezra Chater ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
agent of misunderstanding
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comic foil ⓘ vehicle for satire of academic culture ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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literary scholar ⓘ |
| pursues |
academic fame
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sensational historical claims ⓘ |
| reliesOn | circumstantial evidence ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
19th-century literary history
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Lord Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Sidley Park (modern timeline) ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
the conflict between evidence and speculation
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the nature of historical knowledge ⓘ the vanity of scholars ⓘ |
| timePeriodWithinWork | late 20th century ⓘ |
| workCountryOfOrigin | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Arcadia (play)