Shawn Keogh
E918447
Shawn Keogh is a timid, conservative young man in J.M. Synge’s play "The Playboy of the Western World," serving as a comic foil to the bolder protagonist Christy Mahon.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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male character ⓘ theatre character ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Irish drama ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| associatedWithSetting | rural west of Ireland ⓘ |
| characterInPlay | The Playboy of the Western World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comicFoilTo | Christy Mahon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Christy Mahon’s boldness ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. M. Synge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasDramaticFunction |
heightens comedy
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highlights Christy Mahon’s transformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeRole | comic foil ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
conservative
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conventional ⓘ cowardly ⓘ pious ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipType | suitor of Pegeen Mike ⓘ |
| livesInFictionalPlace | County Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for respectability
ⓘ
fear of scandal ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Irish ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Pegeen Mike’s father ⓘ |
| partOfWorkType | three-act play ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationInFiction | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| romanticallyInterestedIn | Pegeen Mike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | social and religious conformity ⓘ |
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