Jack Tanner
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Jack Tanner is the radical, free-thinking protagonist of George Bernard Shaw's play "Man and Superman," known for his iconoclastic views on politics, marriage, and social conventions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
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fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Man and Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Man and Superman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II of Man and Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III of Man and Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ Act IV of Man and Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSection | Don Juan in Hell scene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Life Force
NERFINISHED
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Shavian philosophy ⓘ |
| basedOn | the Don Juan archetype ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
free-thinking
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iconoclastic ⓘ radical ⓘ |
| creator | George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussesTopic |
evolutionary progress
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gender roles ⓘ individual freedom ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWorkYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWorkYear | 1903 GENERATED ⓘ |
| friendOf | Octavius Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | philosophical comedy ⓘ |
| guardianOf | Ann Whitefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias | John Tanner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConflictWith | Ann Whitefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalStance |
anti-romantic view of love
ⓘ
critique of bourgeois society ⓘ |
| hasViewpointOn |
marriage
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politics ⓘ social conventions ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Don Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating political and social revolution
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attacking traditional views of marriage ⓘ criticizing conventional morality ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext | drama ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | writer ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Roebuck Ramsden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | a Shavian superman ideal ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Ann Whitefield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Octavius Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Roebuck Ramsden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of Man and Superman ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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