Renfield
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Renfield is a mentally ill patient in Bram Stoker’s novel "Dracula," known for his obsession with consuming living creatures and his servitude to Count Dracula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Renfield canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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human ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| alignment |
partially sympathetic character
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servant of evil under Dracula's influence ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Gothic horror ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
life-force consumption
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madness ⓘ obsession ⓘ vampirism ⓘ |
| behavior |
collects small animals
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eats flies ⓘ eats spiders ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | injuries inflicted by Count Dracula ⓘ |
| creator | Bram Stoker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesIn | Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Dr. John Seward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1897 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | film adaptations of Dracula ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Count Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredTerm | Renfield syndrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryRole | zoophagous maniac ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Count Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| mentalState | mentally ill ⓘ |
| motivation | to absorb life-force by consuming living things ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to foreshadow Dracula's predatory nature
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to illustrate Dracula's psychic control ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
obsession with consuming living creatures
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servitude to Count Dracula ⓘ |
| occupation | patient ⓘ |
| portrayedInAdaptationsAs | insect-eating lunatic ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithDrJohnSeward | doctor-patient GENERATED ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Dr. John Seward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RenfieldSyndromeDefinition | colloquial term for a supposed obsession with drinking blood or consuming living creatures ⓘ |
| residence | Dr. Seward's asylum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves | Count Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.